EURES Targeted Mobility Scheme (TMS)

Expected Outcome: The overall objective of this call for proposals is to ensure around 4 000 placements for mobile jobseekers of all age groups with special focus on young people. The action targets the filling of hard-to-fill vacancies and labour shortages as identified in national/EU labour market studies or other data sources. The action, being strongly result-oriented, contributes to: a) addressing labour market needs, in particular tackling labour markets' imbalances, as well as labour and skills shortages; b) improving the conditions for jobseekers and workers to exercise their right of freedom of movement across the EU; c) filling of hard-to-fill vacancies (in the form of either jobs, traineeships or apprenticeships), notably where specific labour shortages have been identified; d) enhancing the service catalogue of the EURES organisations; e) fostering public-private partnerships within EURES. Scope: The EURES Targeted Mobility Scheme (TMS) combines tailor-made recruitment, matching, training, and placement services with financial incentives. Support measures may vary based on labour market needs and their analysis. They include provisions for interviews in another EU/EEA country, relocation, linguistic training, recognition of qualifications, as well as recruitment support. The final beneficiaries may include job changers, job/traineeship/apprenticeship seekers, and recruiting businesses, including SMEs, who may receive direct financial support through targeted…