Research report on the role of the training employment relationship in effective training policies for youth employment in the USA - identifies the major target group as low income, socially disadvantaged youth with below average educational levels; examines causes and social problems arising from youth unemployment; includes vocational training, career planning, job placement and work experience among desirable policy components; makes suggestions. Bibliography.

Youth Unemployment and Vocation Training focuses on the creation of good jobs for the young. The first part reviews the main factors influencing youth unemployment and the transition into the work force. The second section provides an overview of young people's situations in major world regions, with a particular emphasis on the role of training systems and complementary active labor market policies. The book concludes by reviewing the most pressing policy challenges in different world regions and providing policy recommendations.

Originally published in 1985, this book brings together diverse perspectives of global policy and experience concerning threatened or high levels of youth unemployment and the measures taken in the countries concerned. From the examples quoted it is obvious that there was little consensus concerning what one is led to believe life after school is about or what one would like life after school to be about, and how these expectations and aspirations may be accommodated.

This paper focuses on the determinants of the labor market situation of young people in developed countries and the developing world, with a particular emphasis on the role of vocational training and education policies. We highlight the role of demographic factors, economic growth and labor market institutions in explaining young people's transition into work. Subsequently, we assess differences between the setup and functioning of the vocational education and training policies across major world regions as an important driver of differential labor market situation of youth. Based on our analysis, we argue in favor of vocational education and training systems combining work experience and general education and provide some policy recommendations regarding the implementation of education and training systems adapted to a country's economic and institutional context.

Collection of reports on youth occupational choice, Motivation, vocational training and employment prospects in EC countries - discusses data collecting and measurement of unemployed youth and young workers threatened with unemployment, attitudes towards education, occupation, etc., And employment policy measures to improve employment opportunities and transition from school to work through employment creation schemes, in plant training, work experience, further education, etc. Bibliographys, diagrams, graphs and statistical tables.