Labour integration of young people at risk of social exclusion through the development of key competencies

Alba Yela Aránega, Rafael Castaño Sánchez and Carmelo García Pérez

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 2021, vol. 34, issue 1, 2651-2668

Abstract: This study examines the key competencies that young people at risk of exclusion must develop to achieve integration into the labour market, and assesses their level of integration after their participation in the programme proposed. A programme for developing Social Skills is undertaken for three weeks. A methodology is presented to that end, based on constructing three synthetic indicators which aggregate and measure the different components proposed: Appearance, Confidence, Attitude, and Organisation and Planning. These three models measure the aspects before the programme and the aspects after the programme and the improvements are analysed. The results of the study are based on a sample of 373 young people between 18 and 30 belonging to vulnerable groups. An analysis of the results shows that the competencies that underwent the most significant changes were Attitude and Organisation and Planning. Control variables are applied (gender, age, experience and level of education). The results obtained in the model studying the aftermath of the programme show that the competence of Confidence influences the student's recruitment and incorporation into employment.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2020.1836991

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