Table 3 Overview of the visited municipality-based employment interventions
Young people NEET and instructors present | Setting | Purpose | Content | Methods | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 7–10 young people NEET ready for activity and one instructor | Municipality youth center | Four-week course in robustness and mental readiness | Presentations on stress and motivation, yoga and mindfulness, songwriting, etc. | Observation and focus group interview |
B | 10–15 young people NEET who are socially and mentally very challenged and two instructors | Facilities at a weightlifting club | A continuous offer with physical activities twice a week (for most individuals combined with other activities at the job center) | Circuit training and team sports | Observation, interview with the leader of the weightlifting club, and informal talks with young people NEET and instructors |
C | 7–10 young people NEET and one instructor | Youth center and adjacent buildings | Four-week screening course with the purpose of clarifying the participants’ current situation and the best suitable employment intervention | Visits to companies and local educational institutions, lectures in economics, job search, and social events including, e.g., physical activity | Observation, interviews with young people NEET, informal talk with leader and instructor |
D | 7–10 young men NEET with criminal or abusive backgrounds and two instructors | Fitness gym adjacent to a public swimming pool | 13-week intervention with the purpose of preparing the young men NEET for education or employment, up to 25h/week | Combined individual training in a fitness center and group-based CrossFit sessions, vocational elements, communal eating, etc. | Observations and informal interviews with instructors and young people NEET |
E | 10–15 young people NEET and two instructors | Boxing club | 13-week course with the purpose of preparing the young people NEET for education or employment, three times per week | Group-based intervention combining boxing and dialogs with a mentor. The young people NEET are offered a membership of the sports club | Observations and informal interviews with instructors and young people NEET |