Youth

Careers advice in Australia / 60 per cent of students would aspire to positions that only 20 per cent attain

CONFUSED schoolchildren are falling victim to a “patchy” careers advice system which inflates their expectations only to have them dashed 10 years later Continue reading →

Nestle / Help for 20,000 young European to find jobs

Nestle, the world’s biggest food company and a major employer in Europe, plans to recruit 20,000 young people as the continent grapples with a youth unemployment crisis that is sapping consumer confidence 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 →

Spain / 69 percent jump in NEETs between 2008 and 2011

One in four Spaniards aged 15–29 who have completed tertiary education, such as vocational training or the Bachillerato, are NEET — or neither employed nor in education or training Continue reading →

Education stills matters finds OECD: Youth Unemployment rates are nearly three times higher among people without an upper secondary education

Unemployment rates are nearly three times higher among people without an upper secondary education (13% on average across OECD countries) than among those who have a tertiary education (5%). Continue reading →

Italy / A tax break package to fight youth unemployment

Italy will present emergency measures on Wednesday to try to tackle record-high youth unemployment, including tax breaks for companies that hire young people, Prime Minister Enrico Letta told parliament. Letta has repeatedly said getting young people into work will be the top priority of his fragile, right-left coalition and the package to be approved by … Continue reading →

US/ Volunteering for young people might not an effective way to get to employment research finds

With inconclusive findings, more analysis is needed to determine whether volunteering is an effective way to increase human capital, build a professional network and signal employability to employers for young people entering the labor market during an economic recession Continue reading →

Apprenticeship / Leads to substantially lower unemployment rates research finds

How to best prepare non-college bound youth for the labor market? asks Matthias Parey in Vocational Schooling versus Apprenticeship Training — Evidence from Vacancy Data on cep.lse.ac.uk (Adapted chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor to follow). Different approaches compete in this field, including firm-based apprenticeships, full-time vocational schooling, and on-the-job learning. Little is known about how effective these … Continue reading →

Canada / Gap between youth and adult employment widest in 35 years

Young people in Canada have long faced a tougher slog in the job market than adults, but the gap between youth and adult unemployment has now reached the widest gap in 35 years, a new Statistics Canada report shows. The youth unemployment rate in 2012 was 2.4 times that of adults — marking the biggest … Continue reading →

Niger / WB promotes youth entrepreneurship to boost employment

In Niger, a country where 67% of the population is under 25 years of age, the problem of youth unemployment and underemployment is acute, given that the lack of job opportunities threatens to undermine the country’s political and economic stability. “You, the young people of Niger, have the potential to become an engine for development … Continue reading →

Europe / Framework of Actions on Youth Employment presented

At a press conference, on 11 June 2013, ETUC, BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME and CEEP presented their Framework of Actions on Youth Employment, resulting from social dialogue negotiations. With youth unemployment rates currently at 24.4% in the euro area and 23.5% in the EU27, urgent and determined action is needed. Europe cannot afford such a waste of … Continue reading →

Canada / The Youth Unemployment Gap mainly due to higher unemployment inflows

In 2012, the unemployment rate of youths aged 15 to 24 was 14.3%, compared with a rate of 6.0% for core-age adults aged 25 to 54. A significant gap between the unemployment rates of youths and adults have been observed every year since 1977.  Most of the gap between the unemployment rates of youths and adults is the result of higher unemployment inflows among youths. In 2012, 2.6% … Continue reading →

OECD / Endorsement of the Action Plan for Youth

OECD governments have committed to stepping up their efforts to tackle high youth unemployment and strengthen their education systems to better prepare young people for the world of work. Endorsing the OECD’s Action Plan for Youth at the Organisation’s annual Ministerial Meeting in Paris, ministers underlined the need to focus attention on the most disadvantaged … Continue reading →

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Greece / Entering the worst jobs climate in Europe after the exams

Greece’s school exam season has arrived. But for many now facing the final-year tests known as the Panhellenics, the stress is twofold: last-minute cramming and the knowledge that they’ll soon enter the worst jobs climate in Europe. At 64.2%, youth unemployment in Greece is the highest in the continent. Those between the ages of 16 … Continue reading →