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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community, and in particular Article 7a(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to monitor progress towards the common objectives set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy and the related Youth on the Move flagship initiative, it is necessary to have a comprehensive set of data on young people and their transition towards the labour market that allows comparisons to be made between Member States.

(2) In its Communication Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socioeconomic outcomes, the Commission encourages Member States to introduce reforms of their education systems, in order that young people are equipped with the right skills for employment.

(3) In its Resolution of 27 November 2009 on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-18), the Council underlines the need for better knowledge and understanding of the living conditions, values and attitudes of young women and men.

(4) In its Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee, the Council encourages Member States to implement Youth Guarantee schemes as soon as possible, preferably from the start of the 2014-20 multiannual financial framework. They are advised to make use of the EU's Common Strategic Framework Funds and the European Social Fund in particular for this purpose.

(5) In its Communication Working together for Europe's young people: A call to action on youth unemployment, the Commission encourages Member States to implement the Youth Guarantee and to invest in young people. It promotes online services that allow young people to search job opportunities advertised by employers from their own and other Member States, while also helping SMEs to recruit young people from across Europe.

(6) Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 establishes the 2016 ad hoc module on young people on the labour market.

(7) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1397/2014 specifies and gives a description of the areas of specialised information (ad hoc sub-modules) to be included in the 2016 ad hoc module on young people on the labour market.

(8) Regulation (EU) No 545/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council provides that the technical characteristics, the filters, the codes and the deadline for the transmission of data under each ad hoc sub-module referred to in recital 7 should be specified by the Commission.

(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The technical characteristics of the 2016 ad hoc module on young people on the labour market, the filters and codes to be used, and the deadline by which data shall be sent to the Commission are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 March 2015. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX

ANNEX

This Annex sets out the technical characteristics, filters and codes to be used in the ad hoc module on young people on the labour market scheduled to be carried out in 2016. It also sets the dates for submission of data to the Commission. Deadline for transmission of the results to the Commission: 31 March 2017. Filters and codes to be used for sending data: as set out in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008, as amended by Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2013. Columns reserved for optional weighting factors, to be used in cases of subsampling or non-response: columns 228-231 containing whole numbers and columns 232-233 containing decimal places.

Sub-module Educational background

Filter: 15≤AGE≤ 34 Name/Column Code Description Filter WORKEXP 211 Work experience during studies HATLEVEL≠000 Paid or unpaid work experience during the highest level of education (HATLEVEL) 1 Both paid and unpaid work experience 2 Paid work experience only 3 Unpaid work experience only 4 No work experience during HATLEVEL 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank Unknown WORKSTUD 212 Work-based learning WORKEXP = 1-3 Type of work experience that is part of the curriculum of the highest level of education (HATLEVEL) 1 Apprenticeship (operational Eurostat definition) 2 Mandatory traineeship 3 Mandatory work-based training where distinction between 1 and 2 is not possible 4 Optional traineeship (part of education) 5 Work outside the curriculum 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank Unknown ADDLEVEL 213-214 Level of additional formal education EDUCSTAT = 2 Level and orientation of formal education that person started after reaching highest level of education 00 No other formal education started after reaching the highest level of education 10 ISCED 1 20 ISCED 2 30 ISCED 3 where distinction by orientation is not possible 34 ISCED 3 general programme 35 ISCED 3 vocational programme 40 ISCED 4 where distinction by orientation is not possible 44 ISCED 4 general programme 45 ISCED 4 vocational programme 50 ISCED 5 60 ISCED 6 70 ISCED 7 80 ISCED 8 99 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank Unknown DROPREAS 215 Reason for dropping out EDUCSTAT = 2 and ADDLEVEL≠00 Main reason for not completing the level of formal education started 0 Completed last formal education Did not complete last formal education due to: 1 The level of difficulty 2 Failure of study to meet needs or interest 3 The costs of studying 4 A wish to start working 5 Family reasons 6 Health reasons 7 Other 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank Unknown LEAVDATE 216-221 Date of leaving formal education EDUCSTAT = 2 and ADDLEVEL≠00 Year and month of leaving formal education Enter the four digits of the year concerned 9999 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank Unknown (year) Enter the two digits of the month concerned 99 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank Unknown (month) NCONREAS 222 Reason for not continuing education EDUCSTAT = 2 and ADDLEVEL = 00 and HATLEVEL = 000-500 Main reason for not continuing formal education 0 Highest level of education was considered high enough 1 The level of difficulty 2 Failure of study to meet needs or interest 3 The costs of studying 4 A wish to start working 5 Family reasons 6 Health reasons 7 Other 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank Unknown

Sub-module Finding a job

Filter: 15≤AGE≤ 34 Name/Column Code Description Filter SUPPORT 223 Support received for finding work (WSTATOR = 1,2 and STARTIME< 12) or WSTATOR = 3-5 Most helpful type of support for finding a job received from public agencies during the previous 12 months 0 No support received Most helpful type of support: 1 Assistance in finding job vacancies 2 Advice on how to apply for a job 3 Advice on opportunities for training and education 4 Being given a place on a work programme 5 Being given a place on an educational or training programme 6 Other 7 Support received, but not considered helpful 8 Support received, but level of helpfulness unknown 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank Unknown FINDMETH 224 Method of finding current job STAPRO = 3 Method used to find current main job 1 Advertisements, via any channel 2 Relatives, friends or acquaintances 3 Public employment office 4 Private employment agency 5 Education or training provider 6 Contacted employer directly 7 Employer contacted person directly 8 Other method 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank Unknown OKLEVEL 225 Appropriateness of job given the respondent's level of education WSTATOR = 1,2 Extent to which the respondent's current main job corresponds to their level of education 1 The job corresponds well to their education 2 The job corresponds to some extent to their education 3 The job does not correspond very well to their education 4 The job does not correspond at all to their education 9 Not applicable (not included in the filter) Blank Unknown MOVE4JOB 226 Willingness to move for job Willingness to change place of residence for a job 1 Respondent has moved or would be willing to move within their country 2 Respondent has moved or would be willing to move to another EU country 3 Respondent has moved or would be willing to move outside the EU 4 Respondent has not moved or would not be willing to move for a job Blank Unknown CMT4JOB 227 Willingness to commute for job Willingness to have a long commute for a job 1 Respondent is currently commuting or would be willing to commute for longer than one hour (each direction) 2 Respondent is not currently commuting and would not be willing to commute for longer than one hour (each direction) Blank Unknown

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