Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes New Zealand [electronic resource].
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Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
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. Getting off to a good start facilitates integration and lays the foundation for a good career, while a failure can be difficult to make up. OECD has launched a series of reports on the school-to-work transition process in sixt
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; Summary and Main Recommendations; Résumé et principales recommandations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. THE CHALLENGE AHEAD; 1. Economic performance and present barriers to further expansion; 2. The labour market performance of New Zealand youth; 3. The transition from school to work in New Zealand; 4. Characteristics of jobs performed by youth: stepping stones or traps?; 5. Low pay among youth; 6. Mismatch between studies and entry jobs; 7. Key points; CHAPTER 2. INITIAL EDUCATION AND LEARNING ON THE JOB; 1. Performance of the education system
2. Combating early school-leaving in New Zealand3. The challenges faced by the tertiary education system; 4. Between school and work; 5. Work-based learning in New Zealand; 6. Key points; CHAPTER 3. REMOVING DEMAND-SIDE BARRIERS; 1. Employers' views of youth labour market readiness; 2. Wages and labour costs; 3. Skill shortages and working conditions; 4. The strictness of employment protection legislationin New Zealand; 5. Key points; CHAPTER 4. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICIESTO MOBILISE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO WORK; 1. The role of passive labour market measures for youth
2. Activation of unemployed youth3. The community approach to activating inactive youth; 4. Key points; Bibliography
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. Getting off to a good start facilitates integration and lays the foundation for a good career, while a failure can be difficult to make up. OECD has launched a series of reports on the school-to-work transition process in sixt
School-to-work transition.
Youth -- Employment.
Youth.
Youth
School-to-work transition
Business & Economics
Labor & Workers' Economics
Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes