The document discusses the issue of young people who are "NEET" (Not in Employment, Education or Training) in Europe, focusing on Bulgaria. It notes that in 2011, over 7 million young Europeans aged 15-24 and over 6 million aged 25-29 were excluded from the labor market and education. In Bulgaria, the NEET rate is high, especially among women, those with only primary/lower education, from poorer families or ethnic minorities. The document outlines some government policies to reengage youth but notes Bulgaria has challenges like low salaries, lack of connection between education and jobs, and brain drain due to emigration. It argues Bulgaria's youth need to gain practical skills and work experience abroad to escape limited opportunities at
The most common types of motorcycle accidents are bends on country roads, collisions at junctions, collisions while overtaking, loss of control, and poor road surface conditions. Riders should avoid these accidents by slowing down for bends, being aware at junctions, only overtaking when it is safe, leaving plenty of space between vehicles, and adjusting for road conditions. Regular training can help riders improve skills and safety.
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The document discusses an intergenerational project called Simbioz@ that will connect young and older people in Slovenia. Over 200,000 young volunteers will teach over 300,000 elderly citizens how to use computers and the internet during workshops held between October 17-21, 2010 at various locations across Slovenia like libraries, schools, and companies. The project aims to bring generations together through cooperation, solidarity, volunteering, lifelong learning, and inclusion of the elderly.
1. This document summarizes an update webcast about the Open Library Environment Project held on November 20, 2008.
2. It provided an agenda for the webcast which included an update on project activities and timeline, an overview of upcoming workshops and working groups, and a Q&A session.
3. The project is conducting business process modeling training, planning regional design workshops in late 2008/early 2009 to define library workflows, and forming working groups to focus on specific topics within the project.
This document discusses sustainability and its importance for businesses and society. Sustainability involves taking care of the environment and resources, not being wasteful, and having a long term mindset. It is becoming a mainstream lifestyle and is important for the future. The document notes that many children influence their parents' purchasing decisions and will only buy brands that support the environment. It suggests businesses implement sustainability through strategies that engage employees, embed it in their core operations, and share the vision company-wide. Successful sustainable companies believe in and behave according to sustainability principles. Toyota is provided as an example that transforms its business to take care of customers, employees, partners, and the environment.
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The document discusses Slovenia's energy and education sectors. It notes that Slovenia generates over 25% of its electricity from the Krško nuclear power plant and has joined the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. It aims to double cogeneration capacity by 2020 and increase energy efficiency. Regarding education, it notes knowledge work is important globally and developing countries are investing in research. Slovenia has an opportunity to become an educational and research hub for the EU. Vision statements propose Slovenia becoming a world-class university destination and nuclear research leader to support energy needs and exports.
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Team MY_VISION proposes solutions to increase workplace happiness and help people find fulfilling careers. They found that many people are unhappy or feel mismatched in their jobs. To address this, they implemented flexible work hours, a relaxed work environment, and opportunities to change roles periodically. Additionally, their education system focuses on hands-on learning through industry visits starting in 10th grade and allows students to try three careers over four years to find their best fit before graduating with two years of experience. They believe this approach will boost productivity, close skills gaps, and help both students and companies.
This document proposes the "YOUTHS ROAR GRASSROOT INTERVENTION CONNECTION" idea to address climate change in Uganda through nationwide youth-led grassroots campaigns. The campaigns would promote environmental conservation and sustainable development. Specifically, the idea involves organizing inter-university conferences, radio/TV shows, and producing educational materials to advocate for preventing further environmental degradation and climate change impacts. Key implementation plans include supporting tree planting initiatives in northern Uganda and establishing a dialogue to disseminate the principles of sustainable development. The overall goal is to empower youth to play a role in securing a sustainable future for coming generations.
The most common types of motorcycle accidents are bends on country roads, collisions at junctions, collisions while overtaking, loss of control, and poor road surface conditions. Riders should avoid these accidents by slowing down for bends, being aware at junctions, only overtaking when it is safe, leaving plenty of space between vehicles, and adjusting for road conditions. Regular training can help riders improve skills and safety.
[Challenge:Future] SIMBIOZ@ PROJECT - LET'S STAY IN TOUCH!Challenge:Future
The document discusses an intergenerational project called Simbioz@ that will connect young and older people in Slovenia. Over 200,000 young volunteers will teach over 300,000 elderly citizens how to use computers and the internet during workshops held between October 17-21, 2010 at various locations across Slovenia like libraries, schools, and companies. The project aims to bring generations together through cooperation, solidarity, volunteering, lifelong learning, and inclusion of the elderly.
1. This document summarizes an update webcast about the Open Library Environment Project held on November 20, 2008.
2. It provided an agenda for the webcast which included an update on project activities and timeline, an overview of upcoming workshops and working groups, and a Q&A session.
3. The project is conducting business process modeling training, planning regional design workshops in late 2008/early 2009 to define library workflows, and forming working groups to focus on specific topics within the project.
This document discusses sustainability and its importance for businesses and society. Sustainability involves taking care of the environment and resources, not being wasteful, and having a long term mindset. It is becoming a mainstream lifestyle and is important for the future. The document notes that many children influence their parents' purchasing decisions and will only buy brands that support the environment. It suggests businesses implement sustainability through strategies that engage employees, embed it in their core operations, and share the vision company-wide. Successful sustainable companies believe in and behave according to sustainability principles. Toyota is provided as an example that transforms its business to take care of customers, employees, partners, and the environment.
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The document discusses Slovenia's energy and education sectors. It notes that Slovenia generates over 25% of its electricity from the Krško nuclear power plant and has joined the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. It aims to double cogeneration capacity by 2020 and increase energy efficiency. Regarding education, it notes knowledge work is important globally and developing countries are investing in research. Slovenia has an opportunity to become an educational and research hub for the EU. Vision statements propose Slovenia becoming a world-class university destination and nuclear research leader to support energy needs and exports.
[Challenge:Future] Charged up to feel the finest era in 2022Challenge:Future
Team MY_VISION proposes solutions to increase workplace happiness and help people find fulfilling careers. They found that many people are unhappy or feel mismatched in their jobs. To address this, they implemented flexible work hours, a relaxed work environment, and opportunities to change roles periodically. Additionally, their education system focuses on hands-on learning through industry visits starting in 10th grade and allows students to try three careers over four years to find their best fit before graduating with two years of experience. They believe this approach will boost productivity, close skills gaps, and help both students and companies.
This document proposes the "YOUTHS ROAR GRASSROOT INTERVENTION CONNECTION" idea to address climate change in Uganda through nationwide youth-led grassroots campaigns. The campaigns would promote environmental conservation and sustainable development. Specifically, the idea involves organizing inter-university conferences, radio/TV shows, and producing educational materials to advocate for preventing further environmental degradation and climate change impacts. Key implementation plans include supporting tree planting initiatives in northern Uganda and establishing a dialogue to disseminate the principles of sustainable development. The overall goal is to empower youth to play a role in securing a sustainable future for coming generations.
[Challenge:Future] The"Ladderized Plan": A Deeper Understanding On Youth Unem...Challenge:Future
This document proposes a "Ladderized Plan" to combat youth unemployment in the Philippines through three stages:
1) An orientation stage in high school to advise students on career choices and reduce job mismatches.
2) A job training stage during college where students gain paid work experience in their field of study.
3) A job creation stage where the government ensures equal access to jobs through jobs fairs and local job opportunities.
The expected outcomes are reduced dropouts, more qualified youth, higher employment, and improved economic conditions.
[Challenge:Future] Regular Training and Empowerment of Underprivileged Youth ...Challenge:Future
The document summarizes a proposal to provide training and empowerment to underprivileged youth in Jakarta to start internet marketing businesses and reduce unemployment. The project aims to train 50-100 youth over 6 months on topics like internet marketing, English, and financial reporting. Partnerships with companies like AsianBrain and a bank are sought to fund training. Expected outcomes include youth gaining skills to start their own businesses, reducing unemployment, and creating a snowball effect as trainees teach others. Challenges may include funding, participation, and training space, but the project aims to introduce technology and entrepreneurship to disadvantaged youth.
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A comprehensive government effort is needed to address Macedonia's high youth unemployment issue. The unemployment rate is around 30% with youth unemployment twice as high as adult unemployment. Past government efforts like subsidizing new businesses and jobs have been too small in scale and have not specifically targeted helping youth or ensuring useful skills training. A larger, targeted approach is required to truly tackle the significant problem of youth unemployment in Macedonia.
This document summarizes a project called Project Panorama created by team A Team. The project aims to reduce unemployment among rural Indian youth through vocational education and skills training. It plans to initially target 625 unemployed or uneducated youth in a selected district. Educated unemployed youth will be employed to teach vocational and technical skills to uneducated rural youth. An online portal will also be created to sell products made by rural artisans to supplement their income. The goal is to equip youth with skills needed for future employment in corporate or other organizations. The project will be implemented in phases including research, implementation, alteration and review.
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The document outlines a plan to address youth unemployment in Tanzania. It identifies the causes of unemployment as poor government policies, lack of access to financial loans, and climate changes reducing agricultural productivity. The proposed solutions include providing entrepreneurship education and training, prioritizing support for the agricultural sector, revising education curricula to focus on practical skills, and establishing microcredit programs to fund new businesses. The implementation plan aims to reach over 1,000,000 youth within 6 months and engage at least 25% of them in self-employment through these initiatives.
The document discusses youth unemployment globally and in several countries. Key points include:
- Youth unemployment is a major global challenge, with over 85 million unemployed youth and 300 million living on $2 or less per day.
- Lack of education and training is a root cause of issues like child labor, low pay, and intergenerational poverty.
- Youth unemployment rates are at record highs in the UK and US, with over 1 million school leavers and graduates out of work in the UK.
- Vocational training is presented as an alternative to academic education that can help engage at-risk youth and those not suited to traditional schooling.
This document summarizes a study examining youth transitions in Kenya, particularly for youth with disabilities. It finds that while youth policies exist, they do not adequately address the needs of youth with disabilities. Rates of transition from primary to secondary school and employment are very low for youth with disabilities due to lack of support, inaccessible curricula, and stigma. Younger people with disabilities are falling through the cracks in the education system, job markets, and social participation due to gaps in policy coordination and implementation between youth and disability policies. The study calls for stronger affirmative action, curriculum adaptations, support for neglected disability categories, and knowledge sharing to improve transitions and outcomes for youth with disabilities in Kenya.
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The document discusses the decay of cottage and small-scale industries in India and the resulting social problems. The decay is caused by loss of human resources, increased poverty, youth unemployment, exploitation of labor, lack of vocational training facilities, population explosion, and a defective education system. This leads to issues like recession, loss of rising talent, demand for highly skilled labor, and political instability.
[Challenge:Future] Eastern Visayas Regional Youth Education, Employment and T...Challenge:Future
This document outlines the Eastern Visayas Regional Youth Education, Employment and Training Development Plan (EV RYEET DP) created by Penver and Associates to address youth unemployment in the region. It identifies three key areas of focus:
1) Higher Educational Institutions and Training/Learning Centers which need curriculum reforms to better prepare youth for available jobs.
2) Youth themselves who need career counseling and entrepreneurship training to take control of their futures.
3) The community including government, NGOs, and businesses which must provide innovative and sustainable solutions through collaboration with educational institutions and empowered youth.
The plan aims to reduce youth unemployment through a comprehensive education program that challenges the status quo and encourages
This short document advises thinking carefully before beginning a new endeavor but also cautions thinking twice before giving up on something already started. It suggests considering both the pros and cons of initiating a new project or task as well as persisting when challenges arise rather than abandoning efforts prematurely.
This document describes the author's ideal world and job as a river guide in the Tara Canyon in Serbia. In 3 sentences:
The author finds deep satisfaction in their job as a river guide, where they get to experience nature's beauty everyday and help clients seek adventure, rather than being stuck in a boring office job. They live simply in a modest home near the river without many luxuries, but surrounded by a diverse community of neighbors and colleagues. The author feels they have created their own beautiful world through this lifestyle focused on nature, community, and finding meaning through their work.
The document contains three paragraphs. The first paragraph encourages the reader to find happiness through kindness, positive thoughts, sincere feelings, and smiles. It says sharing inner sunshine with others with an open heart will bring boundless joy. The second paragraph advises the reader to put their heart and soul into something meaningful, do their best with love despite difficulties, and rewards will follow. The third paragraph introduces the author, Iuliia Radkevych, who graduated with a Master's in Linguistics. She enjoys reading, traveling, painting, psychology, design, and collecting quotations. She describes herself as optimistic, kind, motivated, positive, friendly, and organized, and enjoys helping people.
Marsida Bandilli challenges us to make the most of our limited time by pursuing our dreams and appreciating life's beauty. While people often get busy with ordinary schedules and neglect life's beauty, understanding that time is limited inspires us to live and appreciate every moment. We should enjoy simple pleasures like chocolate ice cream in December, feel emotions like tears, hug loved ones, and create joyful and sorrowful moments to paint on the fairy tale of life.
The document advises the reader to choose happiness in their career and life. It suggests finding a career that you are passionate about and that makes you smile, rather than doing something just because you have to. It says that while you may fail at first, you will eventually defeat failure if you follow your passion. The document encourages the reader to promise themselves that they will choose happiness and do things for themselves, rather than waiting for others to tell them what to do or waiting for a better future. Choosing happiness, the document states, is the key to success.
The document encourages the reader to stop waiting for the perfect moment to do things they've always wanted to do. It argues that there is no such thing as a perfect moment, so one should act now instead of delaying. The passage emphasizes that life is fleeting and will pass regardless, so people should focus on living life in the way they choose instead of putting things off.
Tetyana from Ukraine provides career advice for growing in 2015, first advising to always rely on yourself and not expect help from others so you will never be disappointed, as you should do everything yourself. She also says to help others in need while listening to ideas of others, but to always listen to your heart and be independent as you are the creator of your own future.
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The document provides advice to work hard, be dedicated, and patient to achieve success in 2015. It recommends deciding on a direction and dedicating each day to building success through hard work while accepting responsibility. It advises moving outside one's comfort zone, avoiding procrastination, using time wisely, surrounding oneself with positive people, and being willing to take risks, as success will not happen overnight. Each day should be dedicated to investing in knowledge and skills to become a professional while remaining grateful and respecting colleagues.
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The document encourages people to recognize those who are important in their lives by making medals for them as part of a project called "I give you this medal as a sign." It suggests taking time to think about friends, family members, and others who have supported you, and when you last thanked them. Most people focus so much on themselves that they take others for granted. The document provides an example of a medal someone made to recognize someone who inspires them to be the change they wish to see in the world.
The document advises guarding your soul carefully, even surrounding it with mythical guard dogs, as the world tries to influence it. It recommends maintaining daily routines for discipline and balance, completing even small tasks with commitment. Most importantly, it stresses keeping a tight hold on your soul through all activities, as there are those who try to trade or alter it for their own ends.
Lidija Globokar provides advice for focusing on goals in 2015. She recommends identifying your goal, starting toward it with your "engine on," and staying focused despite obstacles. Once the goal is reached, the hard work will be rewarded. Lidija is the president and co-founder of Project 668, a professional development platform that helps EU trainees break into jobs, develop skills, and manage careers. Project 668 won an award for discussing youth unemployment with European youth workers and solutions to overcome it.
This document provides a standard operating procedure for personal growth and development. It recommends being confident in your knowledge, finding fulfilling work you are passionate about, and persisting despite difficulties. It also advises bringing new ideas to your work, having your own point of view, and defending your opinions. The author is happy in their career in pharmaceutical microbiology, which allows them to directly contribute to people's health. Their work gives them strength and hope for a productive future.
[Challenge:Future] The"Ladderized Plan": A Deeper Understanding On Youth Unem...Challenge:Future
This document proposes a "Ladderized Plan" to combat youth unemployment in the Philippines through three stages:
1) An orientation stage in high school to advise students on career choices and reduce job mismatches.
2) A job training stage during college where students gain paid work experience in their field of study.
3) A job creation stage where the government ensures equal access to jobs through jobs fairs and local job opportunities.
The expected outcomes are reduced dropouts, more qualified youth, higher employment, and improved economic conditions.
[Challenge:Future] Regular Training and Empowerment of Underprivileged Youth ...Challenge:Future
The document summarizes a proposal to provide training and empowerment to underprivileged youth in Jakarta to start internet marketing businesses and reduce unemployment. The project aims to train 50-100 youth over 6 months on topics like internet marketing, English, and financial reporting. Partnerships with companies like AsianBrain and a bank are sought to fund training. Expected outcomes include youth gaining skills to start their own businesses, reducing unemployment, and creating a snowball effect as trainees teach others. Challenges may include funding, participation, and training space, but the project aims to introduce technology and entrepreneurship to disadvantaged youth.
[Challenge:Future] A CONCERTED, COMPREHENSIVE GOVERNMENT EFFORT AS THE SOLUTI...Challenge:Future
A comprehensive government effort is needed to address Macedonia's high youth unemployment issue. The unemployment rate is around 30% with youth unemployment twice as high as adult unemployment. Past government efforts like subsidizing new businesses and jobs have been too small in scale and have not specifically targeted helping youth or ensuring useful skills training. A larger, targeted approach is required to truly tackle the significant problem of youth unemployment in Macedonia.
This document summarizes a project called Project Panorama created by team A Team. The project aims to reduce unemployment among rural Indian youth through vocational education and skills training. It plans to initially target 625 unemployed or uneducated youth in a selected district. Educated unemployed youth will be employed to teach vocational and technical skills to uneducated rural youth. An online portal will also be created to sell products made by rural artisans to supplement their income. The goal is to equip youth with skills needed for future employment in corporate or other organizations. The project will be implemented in phases including research, implementation, alteration and review.
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The document outlines a plan to address youth unemployment in Tanzania. It identifies the causes of unemployment as poor government policies, lack of access to financial loans, and climate changes reducing agricultural productivity. The proposed solutions include providing entrepreneurship education and training, prioritizing support for the agricultural sector, revising education curricula to focus on practical skills, and establishing microcredit programs to fund new businesses. The implementation plan aims to reach over 1,000,000 youth within 6 months and engage at least 25% of them in self-employment through these initiatives.
The document discusses youth unemployment globally and in several countries. Key points include:
- Youth unemployment is a major global challenge, with over 85 million unemployed youth and 300 million living on $2 or less per day.
- Lack of education and training is a root cause of issues like child labor, low pay, and intergenerational poverty.
- Youth unemployment rates are at record highs in the UK and US, with over 1 million school leavers and graduates out of work in the UK.
- Vocational training is presented as an alternative to academic education that can help engage at-risk youth and those not suited to traditional schooling.
This document summarizes a study examining youth transitions in Kenya, particularly for youth with disabilities. It finds that while youth policies exist, they do not adequately address the needs of youth with disabilities. Rates of transition from primary to secondary school and employment are very low for youth with disabilities due to lack of support, inaccessible curricula, and stigma. Younger people with disabilities are falling through the cracks in the education system, job markets, and social participation due to gaps in policy coordination and implementation between youth and disability policies. The study calls for stronger affirmative action, curriculum adaptations, support for neglected disability categories, and knowledge sharing to improve transitions and outcomes for youth with disabilities in Kenya.
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The document discusses the decay of cottage and small-scale industries in India and the resulting social problems. The decay is caused by loss of human resources, increased poverty, youth unemployment, exploitation of labor, lack of vocational training facilities, population explosion, and a defective education system. This leads to issues like recession, loss of rising talent, demand for highly skilled labor, and political instability.
[Challenge:Future] Eastern Visayas Regional Youth Education, Employment and T...Challenge:Future
This document outlines the Eastern Visayas Regional Youth Education, Employment and Training Development Plan (EV RYEET DP) created by Penver and Associates to address youth unemployment in the region. It identifies three key areas of focus:
1) Higher Educational Institutions and Training/Learning Centers which need curriculum reforms to better prepare youth for available jobs.
2) Youth themselves who need career counseling and entrepreneurship training to take control of their futures.
3) The community including government, NGOs, and businesses which must provide innovative and sustainable solutions through collaboration with educational institutions and empowered youth.
The plan aims to reduce youth unemployment through a comprehensive education program that challenges the status quo and encourages
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This short document advises thinking carefully before beginning a new endeavor but also cautions thinking twice before giving up on something already started. It suggests considering both the pros and cons of initiating a new project or task as well as persisting when challenges arise rather than abandoning efforts prematurely.
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The author finds deep satisfaction in their job as a river guide, where they get to experience nature's beauty everyday and help clients seek adventure, rather than being stuck in a boring office job. They live simply in a modest home near the river without many luxuries, but surrounded by a diverse community of neighbors and colleagues. The author feels they have created their own beautiful world through this lifestyle focused on nature, community, and finding meaning through their work.
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The document encourages people to recognize those who are important in their lives by making medals for them as part of a project called "I give you this medal as a sign." It suggests taking time to think about friends, family members, and others who have supported you, and when you last thanked them. Most people focus so much on themselves that they take others for granted. The document provides an example of a medal someone made to recognize someone who inspires them to be the change they wish to see in the world.
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2. THE FUTURE OF EUROPE DEPENDS UPON THE 94
MILLION EUROPEANS AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 29.
NEET – ‘not in employment, education
or training” vulnerable
subgroups
Sick Disabled
engaged in
young
other
carers
activity
low levels
of immigration
education background
Young
Family
people with background
disability
3. ACCORDING TO EUROSTAT, IN 2011, 7.5 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 15–24 AND AN
ADDITIONAL 6.5 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 25–29 WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE
LABOUR MARKET AND EDUCATION IN EUROPE.
Reforms undertaken in some countries:
NEET rates in 2011
29% apprenticeship
20%
16% various programs
/"I can do better“/
Below
7% 8%
temporary and traineeship
part-time work
on-the-job training
with schooling
4. tHe SiZe oF tHe ‘NEET proBlem’ in Bulgaria
Bulgarian labour market has lower flexibility than the EU labour market as a whole.
Young people have always been considered a group at the margin of the Bulgarian labour market.
Crucial factors unemployment or inactivity among young people (15–24) in Bulgaria :
Crisis, Level
Negative
changes of Education Lack of
Social status Risky
19.5% Unemploymet amplifies the adequate
96.97% Higher by Gender economic
education Higher education risk of being education,
subgroup of sectors: qualification
145.83% 23.6%Secondary unemployed:
Secondary
Bulgarian women Agriculture, and skills
22.5% Upper not in Parents who are
secondary unemployed, manufacturing, 65.3% with
129.59% Upper employment-
specialized inactive, with low construction and primary and
secondary 83 % of which do education, wholesale lower education
specialized 24.9% Upper not want to work illiterate, without and retail trade 44.6 % with
167.74% Upper secondary for personal skills
secondary general /70 % (57,000) lower secondary
reasons, such
general live in poverty of the youth education
44.6% Lower as raising
secondary ethnic groups employment
76.28% lower children or doing 85% Drop-outs
reduction/
secondary 65.3% Primary unpaid family Roma of school
83.43% Primary or lower work
or lower
5. STATUS ZER0
YOUNG PEOPLE APPEARED TO ‘count For notHing and Were
going noWHere’
Being a young person is not an advantage but a disadvantage
risky behaviour
NEET Profile in bg: political marginalisation
disaffection
isolation
Female consequences
Inactive for the
Without work experience individual
High skilled
unstable mental and
Discouraged workers physical health social exclusion
long-term scarring effects
on their labour market performance
6. GOVERNMENTS HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN PROMOTING POLICIES FOR RE-
ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE LABOUR MARKET AND THE
EDUCATION SYSTEM.
Supporting school-to-work transitions
Improving service delivery and offering youth guarantees
Preventing early school-leaving
Alternative learning environments
Providing information, guidance and counselling
and innovative teaching methods
Work-experience opportunities and skills development
Career guidance and educational assistance
/‘learn-work jobs’:
Financial incentives and parental engagement www.stagemarkt.nl/
Increasing the scope of compulsory education Entrepreneurship
support
Reintegrating early school-leavers
Apprenticeships and
Facilitating mobility and financial support vocational training
‘apprenticeship countries’ (Austria and
Germany) managed to keep their
youth unemployment down
Employer incentives and subsidies
Training courses
Addressing more complex personalissues
Internships
7. "ABANDON ALL HOPE, YE WHO ENTER HERE"
Higher education in Bulgaria is producing unemployed people.
Since 1989, the nation has lived through a transition period, which has encompassed thorough
changes of the economy, from command to market-oriented and the polity from totalitarianism
to pluralist democracy. These changes affected education in a variety of ways.
freeing of the education system from ideological constraints
decentralization
restoration of private schools
acute economic crisis
no connection between the universities and the labour market
Approximately a million of Bulgarians have emigrated since the fall of communism in 1989, nearly 85 percent
of them under age 30
“Money can really buy your happiness”.
Therefore “the saddest place
in the world, relative to its income
per person, is Bulgaria.”
8. NO EXCUSES
"People say you can only improve an education system over 25 years - but look at Poland
and Singapore, which have improved in a very short time, we've seen dramatic changes."
Youngsters in Bulgaria should enthusiastically borrow ideas from other
countries, to learn from each other’s policy approaches and ACT.
But…Bulgarians are not motivated. Compared to the salaries in the rest of the EU,
salaries in Bulgaria are relatively lower.
SENIOR PROGRAMMERJOB DESCRIPTION: Country Total Yearly Cost
(Euro)
This professional carries out program
Low High
development, including evaluation of Salary Salary
program prerequisites, development of new
US 52,000 80,000
GENERAL SALARY LEVELS IN BULGARIA programs, testing and
France 43,000 55,000
documentation of programs
DESCRIPTION COST
etc. He/she also coordinates Germany 47,000 57,000
Average salary for Bulgaria 250 Euros work between programmers United 44,000 59,000
and junior programmers. This Kingdom
Minimal salary by law 75 Euros person has at least a high Ireland 35,000 52,000
Total contributions paid by school degree, university Netherlan 38,000 47,000
diploma in Computer Science, ds
the employer, including
Around 35% over the base or supplementary courses in Italy 42,000 52,000
health care, unemployment
salary computer information systems. Japan 59,000 83,000
and social security
This person has at least 5 BULGA 15,000 35,000
contributions. years relevant experience. RIA
9. "POVERTY IS NO LONGER deStiny”
“You can see this at the level of economies, such as South Korea, Singapore."
Mr Schleicher declares: “Anyone can create an education system where a few at the
top succeed, the real challenge is to push through the entire cohort.
In China, this means using the best teachers in the toughest schools.”
Ivy WangFormer UK university student: “There are jobs everywhere in China, she
says, but the wages are "not satisfying".
She was offered a salary of between $500 and $1,000 per month and half of that
would be spent on renting a single room.
"Chinese employers know exactly who they want - someone who will do as they
are told but not for much money," Ms Wang says.
"I work for a Swiss company now.
"Working for a foreign company means I can explain what I have done and what I
have achieved, whereas with a Chinese company I have to be really quiet.
"China wants to broaden its strategy and have people
who speak English or have a foreign education background, but
at the same time they really want to control those people easily," she says.
10. “tHe World iS Big and SalVation lurKS
around tHe corner”
What Bulgaria has to offer to young people:
Labour market, which is not flexible
Education with no practical training
The lowest income per person in EU
A sad Future
What to do to escape from this miserable
perspective:
Be more flexible /gain practical experience
thanks to apprenticeships and vocational
training offered by Governments/
Accumulate work experience in Bulgaria and
abroad
Be able to work in multinational enterprises