Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes: Netherlands 2008 [electronic resource] /
Sonnet, Anne.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Vandenberghe, Vincent.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2008.
Improving the performance of youth on the labour market is a crucial challenge in OECD countries facing persistent youth unemployment. As labour markets become more and more selective, a lack of relevant skills brings a higher risk of unemployment. Whatever the level of qualification, first experiences on the labour market have a profound influence on later working life. OECD has launched a series of reports on the school-to-work transition process in sixteen countries including the Netherlands. Each report contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school-to-work, and a set of policy recommendations.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS -; Summary and Main Recommendations; Résumé et principales recommandations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. THE CHALLENGE AHEAD; 1. Demographics and labour market outcomes; 2. The transition from school to work; 3. Key points; CHAPTER 2. INITIAL EDUCATION AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING; 1. Structure and governance of the education system; 2. Performance of the education system; 3. Strategies to reduce early school-leaving and to deal with drop-outs; 4. Between school and work; 5. On-the-job training; 6. Key points; CHAPTER 3. REMOVING DEMAND-SIDE BARRIERS
1. Perceptions and practices of employers2. Wages; 3. Flexicurity for young workers; 4. Health and working conditions; 5. Key points; CHAPTER 4. THE ROLE OF WELFARE BENEFITSAND ACTIVATION POLICIES; 1. Current strategy to fight youth unemployment; 2. Youth welfare and unemployment benefits; 3. Activation of youth; 4. Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) for youth; 5. Key points; ANNEX; Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Improving the performance of youth on the labour market is a crucial challenge in OECD countries facing persistent youth unemployment. As labour markets become more and more selective, a lack of relevant skills brings a higher risk of unemployment. Whatever the level of qualification, first experiences on the labour market have a profound influence on later working life. OECD has launched a series of reports on the school-to-work transition process in sixteen countries including the Netherlands. Each report contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school-to-work, and a set of policy recommendations.
Youth
School-to-work transition
Labor market
Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes