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School to work transition in the Resilience and Recovery Facility framework
This report examines youth-oriented active labour market policies under Pillar 6 of the Resilience and Recovery Facility instrument. The report focuses on school to work transition trends for the past 10 years and in the aftermath of COVID-19. It examines the Recovery and Resilience Plans’ main features in this domain, and the Southern EU countries’ approach to active labour market policies for young people. We draw policy recommendations aiming at horizontal and vertical collaboration in the implementation ...
EYE 2016 – Youth unemployment: Down to zero?
Young people in Europe are eager to move on, to work and to participate, but more than 4 million of them are in a precarious position. How can we reduce youth unemployment to close to zero within 10 years? Has Europe taken decisive action for a real crackdown? This note has been prepared for the European Youth Event, taking place in Strasbourg in May 2016. Please click here for the full publication in PDF format
Youth Education & Entrepreneurship
Europe 2020 focuses strongly on young people, with a headline target of reducing early school-leaving and increasing tertiary attainment. Two other headlines also share a clear youth dimension - to reduce the risk of poverty and to increase the share of the population in employment. Because education is paramount in shaping young people's attitudes, skills and culture, it is vital that entrepreneurship education is addressed from an early age. After all, entrepreneurship is not solely about business ...
The Added Value of EU policy in Education: European Added Value in Action
In recent years, the EU has developed a European dimension to education, notably in the area of higher education, where it has stimulated mobility of students and teachers. In the last two decades, major progress has also been made in harmonizing university degree structures and increasing the compatibility of higher education systems. The benefits of the support given to education at a Union level derive from the cross-border character of the activities in the field, which are additional to those ...
Encouraging STEM Studies for the Labour Market
There is evidence of skills shortages in STEM fields in spite of high unemployment rates in many Member States. This document, prepared by Policy Department A at the request of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee intends to provide an up-to-date overview of the labour market situation in STEM occupations and to analyse European and national approaches to encourage STEM uptake in relation to these labour market needs. The aim is to identify practices which help to increase the supply of STEM ...
SOBRE: La educación dual: ¿un puente sobre aguas turbulentas?
Las empresas valoran en gran medida la experiencia laboral y, por consiguiente, la ausencia de la misma constituye un gran obstáculo para aquellos que buscan trabajo por primera vez. Muchos jóvenes están atrapados en un círculo vicioso: no pueden conseguir su primer empleo, pero no lo logran porque no tienen ninguna experiencia laboral. Se ha demostrado que las prácticas ejercen un gran impacto en el fomento del empleo juvenil y son una de las principales razones de los bajos niveles de desempleo ...
Promoting entrepreneurship through education
Presented as an individual's ability to turn ideas into actions, entrepreneurship has evolved over time to embrace creativity, innovation and risk taking, as well as the ability to set-up and run a business. Entrepreneurship is now considered as a key competence for all which should be promoted at all levels of education (from primary school to university) as well as through lifelong learning.
La reducción del abandono escolar prematuro en la UE
El presente estudio examina el carácter y la magnitud del problema del abandono escolar prematuro en la UE. Analiza en detalle los esfuerzos de los países por abordar este problema e identifica las características de las políticas eficaces, para concluir con una serie de recomendaciones de futuro dirigidas a los agentes europeos y nacionales. El estudio se basa en una investigación exhaustiva realizada en nueve Estados miembros así como en un análisis de bibliografía nacional e internacional.
El proceso de Bolonia: balance y perspectivas
El proceso de Bolonia ha dado lugar a cambios fundamentales en la educación superior en toda Europa. El lanzamiento del EEES en 2010 marcó un hito importante en el camino hacia un espacio abierto de educación superior con mayor compatibilidad y comparabilidad, así como mejor atractivo y competitividad internacional de los sistemas europeos de enseñanza superior. El progreso ha sido considerable en muchos ámbitos, pero queda mucho por hacer para garantizar la plena consecución de todos los objetivos ...