Youth at risk: the role of skills development in facilitating the transition to work

Laura. Brewer

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Describes the magnitude of youth unemployment around the world and considers the economic, social and individual costs. Examines the role of mainstream education and training in promoting employability and investigates good practices in some 50 examples of innovative training programmes and projects that have successfully identified and targeted disadvantaged youth.

Keywords: vocational training.; vocational education; transition from school to work; young workers.; vulnerable groups; youth unemployment; underemployment.; women workers; cost; social cost; training programme; formation professionnelle; enseignement professionnel; passage de l'école à la vie active; jeune travailleur; groupes vulnérables; chômage des jeunes; sous-emploi; travailleuses; coût; coût social; programme de formation; formación profesional; enseñanza profesional; transición de la escuela a la vida profesional; joven trabajador; grupos vulnerables; desempleo de jóvenes; subempleo; trabajadoras; costo; costo social; programa de formación (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 151 pages
Date: 2004
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