From Initial Education to Working Life : Making Transitions Work How did the transition from compulsory education to work change during the 1990s and which types of transition policies worked best The experiences of 14 OECD countries are examined in this volume to address these two key questions for as requirements for knowledge and qualifications and skills rise and populations age few countries can afford to have their young people enter the labour force unequipped for longer term participation in changing career patterns. Taking a broader view of transition outcomes than many previous comparative studies this study reveals the complex and many facete