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Michel Sapin et Geneviève Fioraso ont signé le 25 février 2014 un protocole pour l'insertion professionnelle des jeunes issus de l'enseignement supérieur avec la C.P.U., les représentants des missions locales, Pôle emploi et l'APEC.
Ce protocole d'accord a pour objectif de permettre à chaque jeune issu de l'enseignement supérieur, diplômé ou non, de bac à bac+8, de disposer d'une préparation à l'insertion professionnelle et d'un accompagnement vers l'emploi adaptés à ses besoins.
Le protocole vient clarifier la répartition des rôles entre les différents acteurs du service public de l'emploi :
- les missions locales accompagneront les jeunes sortis de l'enseignement supérieur sans diplôme ou les jeunes diplômés qui ont du mal à accéder à l'emploi ;
- l'offre de services de l'APEC visera principalement les étudiants diplômés de master et elle prêtera une attention particulière à l'insertion des jeunes docteurs ;
- Pôle emploi devra faire accéder les jeunes diplômés aux nombreuses prestations proposées, dont certaines sont spécialement conçues pour eux.
Les partenaires ont convenu d’engager une démarche concertée visant à intensifier les liens entre l’orientation scolaire et universitaire et les carrières professionnelles, mieux préparer les jeunes aux démarches d’entrée sur le marché du travail et appréhender globalement l’insertion sociale et le parcours vers l’autonomie des jeunes, en particulier pour les moins favorisés.
Consulter le protocole.

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