1. FIGHTING YOUTH
UMEMPLOYMENT THROUGH
EMPOWERMENT
SAXION TEAM
Ana-Maria Turdean
(Romania)
Kadoko Chanda (The
Netherlands)
Saxion University of
Applied Sciences

2. Experience and Discovery (1)
Is unemployment a problem real?
 Yes. According to the European Commission by
December 2012, the unemployment rate in Europe
stood at 11.7%, as compared to 10.7% in December
2011. It is obvious that unemployment is increasing.
How serious is it?
 It is very serious as it affects economic performance of
many countries and creates brain drain in some regions.
Moreover, it reduces the standard of living in a country.
Who does it affect?
 According to the European Commission, unemployment
affects greatly on the youth and the rates are much
higher compared to other age generations
1. European Commission:
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Unemployment_s
tatistics

3. Experience and Discovery (2)
What is the situation in your What is the
region? gender/age/education
 According to our survey background of our
75% of the participants participants?
were unemployed and  It was discovered that most
looking for work. of our participants were
 Most of the participants female, consisting of
have migrated for studies 83.33% of the total
into different regions from participants.
their original country of  The majority of participants
birth. This is also backed by were in the age range of
the response to the 22-25, followed by 26-29
question if they would leave respectively.
their country and migrate to  In terms of education
another country for work. background, the survey
The response was showed showed a wide range of
83.33% would migrate for studies, the most popular
work. being business, followed by
sociology and psychology.
 The majority of participants
are University students.

4. Experience and Discovery (3)
What are the causes What conditions
of this problem? allowed youth
 However, research unemployment to
shows that youth occur?
believe poor  Economic crisis.
management (of  Competitive job
economic policies and markets
labor laws) and
 Lack of skills and
education system
work experience.
does not give a
 Lack of educational
chance for the youth
courses that
to succeed after
encourage
graduating.
entrepreneurship.

5. Experience and Discovery (4)
Who is responsible for What are the Causes of
this situation? Youth Unemployment?
• Lack of education
 Schools (education • Lack of working experience
system and curricula and skills
change needed) • Political instability
• Competitive job market
 Government
• Lack of entrepreneurial
 The youth programs to teach, support
 Economic instability and groom the youth to run
their own business
• Unfavorable labor laws
• Lack of educational courses
that give experience and
prepare youths for Job
marker or starting business

6. Solution
The results from the research show one of the best
solutions so solve unemployment is through youth
empowerment.
 Develop entrepreneurial programs for youth to
participate in such as:
 Schools should create and modify courses that provide
skills and experience
 Provide compulsory entrepreneurial courses to help
students gain knowledge and experience of starting and
running a business
 Universities and colleges should present courses
associated with work experience
 Law to make it compulsory to hire graduates as
internship or have them placed in government
institutions for work experience