COVID-19 Impact Survey

COVID-19 Impact Survey

This online survey will identify and prioritize local needs, and help us to gain a better understanding of the practical needs of our NEET groups in your communities. Specifically, our intention is to target professionals and public or private organizations' needs in addressing NEETs (Youths not in Employment and Education or Training) in the aftermath of COVID-19. The results of the survey will be analyzed and best-practice recommendations for implementing global/international/national policies will be prepared. 

This survey is dedicated to national experts (COST Action 18213 - Rural NEET Youths Network members) and relevant stakeholders.

The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. There are 11 questions in this survey.

The results of the survey will be dedicated to the public domain and shared internationally with EU institutions and nationally within cost members’ countries.

Your involvement is voluntary. Any questions you do not wish to answer can be omitted. If you prefer to respond by video-conference (skype, zoom, WhatsApp), please let us know. We will arrange for this with a member of the research team in an appropriate language. Please contact the research team at this email address: [email protected].

Who is conducting this research?

This is an initiative of the Rural NEET Youths Network (COST Action 18213).

Collaborators:

Alen Mujcinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina),  e-mail: [email protected]
Aukse Petruskeviciute (Lithiania), e-mail: [email protected]
Bahanur Nasya (Austria), e-mail: [email protected]     
Emre Erdogan    (Turkey), e-mail: [email protected]    
Francisco Simões (Portugal), e-mail: [email protected]
Gabriela Neagu    (Romania), e-mail: [email protected]    
Messaoud Lazereg (Algeria), e-mail: [email protected]
Mariano Soler Porta (Spain), e-mail: [email protected]  
Tatiana Ferreira (Portugal), e-mail: [email protected]

Coordinator:  
Egle Celiesiene (Lithuania), e-mail: [email protected]

COVID-19 Impact Survey
The poll results are public

1. To what degree youth in your country has been affected by COVID-19 pandemics?

Please rate each of the following objects on a rating scale of 1-10, where 1 is ‘not at all important’ and 10 is ‘very important.

2. Please describe main challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic for NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) Youths in your country?

Please rate each of the following objects on a rating scale of 1-10, where 1 is ‘not at all important’ and 10 is ‘very important.
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Financial stability
Family relationships / other relationships
Unemployment
Education

3. Please comment your answer and provide an example:

4. What are the specific aspects of the life of NEET Youths that are affected mostly during COVID-19 in your country?

5. What are specific needs of NEET Youths during COVID-19 in your country?

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Financial
Health
Lack of social relations
Access to modern communication technology
The basic needs

6. Could you please evaluate the performance of the national authorities (the EU/subnational-regional) in addressing problems experienced by the NEET?

Please use a scale of 1-10, where 1 is ‘not at all important’ and 10 is ‘very important.

7. Please indicate, in your opinion, how much the current pandemic impacted NEETs well-being from 1 (much worst) to 10 (much better):

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Depression
Anxiety
Self-esteem
Hope
Social relations (family, friends etc.)

8. Could you please shortly describe the specific organizations, local programs, the social services providing support to NEET Youths during COVID-19?

9. Please, give examples of how rural NEETs were differently affected by COVID-19, compared to urban NEETs:

10.1. In your opinion, what is the degree of services or organizations needs, in the aftermath of COVID-19, in order to outreach NEETs?

Please rate each of the following objects on a rating scale of 1-10, where 1 is ‘not at all important’ and 10 is ‘very important.
10.1. In your opinion, what is the degree of services or organizations needs, in the aftermath of COVID-19, in order to outreach NEETs?
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To create digital tools such as apps of social media to establish first contact.
To develop more specific outreach approaches according to different NEETs profile (long-term unemployed, short-term unemployed, disabled youths, youth providing family care, etc.)
To develop new protocols for employment or social affairs services to outreach these youths.
To decentralize public services outreach approaches with the involvement of NGOs.

10.2. Activation: in your opinion, what is the degree of services or organizations needs, in the aftermath of COVID-19, in order to activate NEETs?

Please rate each of the following objects on a rating scale of 1-10, where 1 is ‘not at all important’ and 10 is ‘very important.
10.2. Activation: in your opinion, what is the degree of services or organizations needs, in the aftermath of COVID-19, in order to activate NEETs?
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To raise the number of training opportunities in rural areas.
To decentralize publics services activation events with the involvement of NGOs (e.g. one-stop shops).
To improve the knowledge of professionals about successful motivational approaches with vulnerable youths, including NEETs.
To improve knowledge about how to match youth expectations with available training/employment opportunities.

10. 3. Monitoring: in your opinion, what is the degree of services or organizations needs, in the aftermath of COVID-19, in order to monitor NEETs involvement in occupational or training programs?

Please rate each of the following objects on a rating scale of 1-10, where 1 is ‘not at all important’ and 10 is ‘very important.
10. 3. Monitoring: in your opinion, what is the degree of services or organizations needs, in the aftermath of COVID-19, in order to monitor NEETs involvement in occupational or training programs?
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To create specific financial incentives to involve NEETs (e.g. scholarships).
To create short-term and flexible training for promoting youths’ new technical skills.
To have access to and implement subsidized occupation programs run by the State (involving fiscal incentives or direct grants payments).
To improve services coordination across relevant areas (education, health, social services, employment) during NEETs training or occupational spells.
To develop an individualized and proximity approach in monitoring young people.

10.4. Follow-up: in your opinion, what is the degree of services or organizations needs, in the aftermath of COVID-19, in order to follow-up NEETs?

Please rate each of the following objects on a rating scale of 1-10, where 1 is ‘not at all important’ and 10 is ‘very important.
10.4. Follow-up: in your opinion, what is the degree of services or organizations needs, in the aftermath of COVID-19, in order to follow-up NEETs?
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To improve the dissemination of job opportunities among NEETs.
To develop more efficient work opportunities databases.
To increase involvement and contacts with relevant local employers.
To improve social visibility of successful youths through social or traditional media.

11.1. Please indicate your primary role(s) as expert in the field of NEET Youths (i.e. resercher, social worker and etc.):

11.2. Please select the sectors in which you work:

11.3. Your country:

11.4. Your age:

11.5. Are you Early career investigator (ECI)?

ECI is a researcher whose career spun less than 8 years between the date of the PhD/doctorate (or similar experience) and the date of involvement in the COST Action. Periods of career leave have to be added to this time span.

11.6. Are you from Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC)?

ITC: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, fYR Macedonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey.

11.7. What is your gender?

11.8. Are you from rural or urban area?

11.9. Describe your related experience (2-3 sentences):