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Youth Guarantee in Europe – 14 Million young people have entered since January 2014
Since 2013, the Union and its Member States have engaged in an ambitious strategy to reduce youth unemployment. Following a proposal from the Commission, all Member States adhered to the establishment of a Youth Guarantee, which is a political commitment, in the form of a Council recommendation of April 2013, to give every young person … Continue reading
NEET (Neither in Employment nor in Education or Training) – An indicator that is widely misunderstood and therefore misinterpreted
The share of youth which are neither in employment nor in education or training in the youth population (the so-called “NEET rate”) is a relatively new indicator, but one that is given increasing importance by international organizations and the media. The popularity of the “NEET” concept is associated with its assumed potential to address a … Continue reading
NEETs in US – The majority are aged 20-24, primarily made up of people of color
Three million young people are neither in school nor working, finds a report released today by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. These “disconnected youth” are primarily people of color. In some metros, black and Latino youth are up to six times more likely to be disconnected than young whites. The report, “Employment and disconnection among … Continue reading
NEETs in US – Three million young people are “disconnected”
Three million young people are neither in school nor working, finds a report released today by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. These “disconnected youth” are primarily people of color. In some metros, black and Latino youth are up to six times more likely to be disconnected than young whites. The report, “Employment and disconnection among … Continue reading
VET in Europe – Policies addressing early leaving from education and training
Conditions for policy learning and mainstreaming measures tackling early leaving Cedefop has identified five key conditions in measures and policies that have proved to be successful. The policy messages linked to each of these (highlighted in green below) were discussed with Member States representatives. Leadership and commitment over time A high level of commitment by … Continue reading
NEET – Keeping students engaged
The young people taking part in these support programmes were identified by their schools at the end of Year 9 to be at risk of disengaging from education. Our survey conducted in 2013 suggested that in many respects the young people were very similar to the national average, but in comparison they were not as … Continue reading
NEET in UK – 11.8% or 853,000 young people (aged from 16 to 24) Not in Education, Employment or Training
There were 853,000 young people (aged from 16 to 24) in the UK who were Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), an increase of 5,000 from July to September 2015 and down 110,000 from a year earlier. The percentage of all young people in the UK who were NEET was 11.8%, up 0.1 percentage … Continue reading
NEETs – 10.2 million aged 16 to 29 in US, 13.4 million of the 15 to 29 in EU are neither working nor learning
In 2015, there were nearly 10.2 million NEETS ages 16 to 29 in the U.S., or 16.9% of that age bracket’s total population, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That represents a modest decline over recent years: In 2013, there were just over 11 million NEETs in the … Continue reading
Chicago – Nearly half of young black men out of work and out of school
Forty-seven percent of 20- to 24-year-old black men in Chicago, and 44 percent in Illinois, were out of school and out of work in 2014, compared with 20 percent of Hispanic men and 10 percent of white men in the same age group, according to the report from the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great … Continue reading
Middle East’s youth unemployment – 27 million not in education, employment, or training
Unemployment across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region is expected to surge in the coming years as a combination of structural and cyclical factors is adversely impacting job creation in both oil-exporting and oil-importing countries. According to a recent report ‘Re-Dynamising the Job Machine: Technology-Driven Transformation of Labor Markets in MENA’, produced jointly … Continue reading
Education in UK – Almost one million young people aren’t in education, employment and trainingJohn Cridland says
Thanks to the efforts of many great teachers, the average has risen. But we’ve also stuck with a system which tolerates underachievement. At one end, low attainment. 40% of young people failing to get at least a C in GCSE English and maths by age 16. And at the other, failure to stretch the best … Continue reading
NEETs in UK / 1.07million, a drop of 19,000 says ONS
There were 1.07 million young people (aged from 16 to 24) in the UK who were Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), down 19,000 from April to June 2013 and down 28,000 from a year earlier Continue reading
NEETs in US / 15 Percent Of American Youth Out Of School And Work, Study Finds
Almost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study by The Opportunity Nation coalition Continue reading
Turkey / The highest NEET ratio among OECD
Turkey has the highest proportion of young people neither in employment nor in Education or training (NEETs) among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, according to the OECD Continue reading
Mexico / OECD Alerts About The ‘NiNis’, Ni Estudian, Ni Trabajan, the NEET
Mexico has the highest number of young people that neither study nor work. It is the third country, among those countries that belong to the OECD and ten more, with the biggest number of what they call “the NiNis” (Ni Estudian, Ni Trabajan) Continue reading
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