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UK / Online apprenticeship applications increase by 41% in a year
More than 267,400 apprenticeship applications were submitted online during November 2012 and January 2013, an increase of 41% on the previous year. The figures released today by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) also found that apprenticeship vacancies have grown significantly. Nearly 25,400 vacancies were advertised online in the three months – an increase of 26.6% … Continue reading
UE / Youth unemployment has been around long before the crisis
One of the more tragic outcomes of the euro crisis has been the gut-wrenchingly high youth unemployment rates. More than half of the young people in Greece and Spain are looking for work. “Europe is facing an often-cited “lost generation” which experiences long periods of unemployment or unstable jobs during their first working years, with … Continue reading
Young And Unemployed / 3 Reasons Why You’re Not Getting Hired
If you’re a college graduate and you’re unemployed, you might have an idea of what I’m about to talk about. You’ve spent four years of your life hitting the books, getting good grades, participating in relevant extra-curricular activities, and maybe even juggling a part-time job in between. You’ve worked really hard for your degree and … Continue reading
Quebec / The Summit on Higher Education: The losers are youth holders of vocational and technical degrees
Quebec / The Summit on Higher Education: The losers are youth holders of vocational and technical degrees
British Gas / To create 1,000 ‘green jobs’
British Gas has unveiled plans to create 1,000 “green” jobs over the next three years for young, unemployed people. The energy giant has teamed up with environmental charity Global Action Plan and consultancy Accenture to provide free training to more than 1,400 young people not currently in education, employment or training. Each person who completes … Continue reading
Solving youth unemployment – A winning essay
Max Kirby, who says there’s never been a better time to be young, has won £10,000 for penning his thoughts on ways to reduce unemployment. Here is his winning essay. One in five young adults in Britain is unemployed, more than twice the rate for the workforce as a whole. And (temporarily, I hope) I … Continue reading
EU / Youth Unemployment / A ‘lost generation’ fund
European Union leaders are expected to set aside more than 5 billion euros from the EU budget to tackle the bloc’s soaring and costly youth unemployment when they meet for a summit in Brussels on Thursday. The aim is to get to grips with the debilitating unemployment caused by the region’s debt and economic crisis. … Continue reading
Arab region / Youth unemployment highest in the world
Youth unemployment in the Arab region is the highest in the world, according to a report by the U.N. International Labour Organization (ILO) released on Tuesday. The investigative body stated that the Arab uprisings have exposed skewed development policies, social justice deficits and over twenty years of poorly managed economic liberalization. “As a region, youth … Continue reading
EU / Van Rompuy to propose youth employment initiative
Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, will propose a “youth employment initiative” worth several billion euros at a special summit on the European Union’s long-term budget later this week (7-8 February). “The budget must help us tackle the most urgent problems,” Van Rompuy wrote in a message published today (5 February). “Youth … Continue reading
UK / Worst time for young people?
Rising wages and low house prices helped the baby boom generation to prosper. Today’s young face high unemployment, expensive education, and a lifetime of renting. Have they never had it so bad? Let’s take a typical 24-year-old everyperson. This person lives in Nottingham. There’s a one-bedroom flat they want but it costs £120,000. You need … Continue reading
UK / Youth Unemployment / Labour councils vs Stalin-esque ministers
The harsh reality is government programmes are failing. In fact, fewer than 6,000 young people have been helped into sustained jobs: that’s just 3.4% of young people on the Work Programme. The Youth Contract, launched with much fanfare by the deputy prime minister last year, is working so well that the government has decided to … Continue reading
US / Youth vs Parents: We Will Be Better Off They Think
American youth have little doubt that they will have a better life than their parents. Almost all fifth- through 12th-graders are optimistic about the future, saying they are very likely (43%) or somewhat likely (52%) to have a better standard of living, better homes, and a better education than their parents. A combined 5% of … Continue reading
Singapore / Young workers are saving more
Contrary to popular belief that young Singapore workers spend more than they save, a survey has found that they save more than their older peers. According to a survey by career builder, JobsCentral Group, 46 per cent of workers who are between 21 and 30 years old said they save more than 20 per cent … Continue reading
Switzerland / Better to be young when laidoff
What happens to people who lose their job in mass redundancies in Switzerland? According to a Lausanne University study, most people find another position quickly – unless you are in the last phase of your working life. Switzerland has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe – 2.9 per cent on average in 2012. … Continue reading
Youth employment: What works
Youth guarantees Programmes that guarantee young people will get a job, education or training have shown good results in a number of countries. In Finland, the success rate of the youth guarantee scheme is estimated at more than 80 per cent. A registered youth has to be offered a job, academic education, vocational training, or … Continue reading
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