Unemployment affects more young people with low education and skills. The solution to this problem is to improve educational provision. This book compares the performance of various education, training and prevention in several European countries - the Netherlands, Poland, France and Sweden - and the United States. Read More
Young people who are simultaneously disengaged from the education and employment sectors, classified under the acronym NEET – 'Not in employment, education or training' – now account for more than 16.3 per cent of individuals aged 15 to 29 years old in France; the European average is 15.7 per cent. Although the structure of unemployment varies by country, these figures are not merely symptomatic of serious economic difficulties: they also reveal the growing ineffectiveness of educational systems.
Since unemployment disproportionately affects young people with low skill and education levels, addressing the issue entails improving educational services. This volume compares the performance of different programmes for education, training and prevention that are offered to children, adolescents and young adults in various European countries as well as the United States. In particular, it illustrates that measures seeking to extend and prolong access to general education, as well as training and prevention programmes offered in early childhood to disadvantaged families, are among the most effective tools for improving workplace entry and ensuring continued employment for youth.
Francis Kramarz is the director of the Centre de recherche en économie et statistique (Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics - CREST). Martina Viarengo is a professor of economics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and a research fellow at Harvard University’s Center for International Development.
Introduction
Chapitre 1 LE CHÔMAGE DES JEUNES
Indicateurs du chômage des jeunes et des NEET
Chômage des jeunes, niveaux d'études et compétences acquises
Éléments sur la trajectoire professionnelle des NEET
Causes du chômage des jeunes et des NEET
Conséquences du chômage des jeunes à court et à long terme
Chapitre 2 LES SYSTÈMES D'ÉDUCATION ET DE FORMATION FACE AU CHÔMAGE DES JEUNES
Pour tous : un accès élargi à l'éducation
Des stratégies préventives pour les enfants les plus défavorisés
Des stratégies correctives pour les jeunes défavorisés
Recherche d’un premier emploi
Rôle de la formation professionnelle dans la transition vers l’emploi
Chapitre 3 ZOOM SUR QUELQUES INTERVENTIONS
Extension de l’enseignement général : la réforme de l’éducation en Pologne (1999)
Extension de l’enseignement professionnel : la réforme de l’enseignement professionnel de base aux Pays-Bas
Prévention dès la petite enfance : le Chicago Child-Parent Center
Programmes de formation des jeunes : Youth Practice et Labour Market Training en Suède
Chapitre 4 L'EXEMPLE DE LA FRANCE
Conclusion