This document discusses challenges facing Romanian youth and opportunities to help develop their skills and career prospects. It notes that youth unemployment in Romania is high, many students lack skills needed for available jobs, and the education system is not adequately preparing youth. However, Romanian students demonstrate potential, with above-average rates of gifted children and STEM graduates. The document advocates for approaches like non-formal education, mentoring, volunteering and youth work to help develop practical skills and facilitate labor market access. It also notes the fast growth of IT/technology fields and need for specialists and digital skills.

1. Development
opportunities for
the next
generation
TEDx Iași
May 25, 2013

2. Chapter 1
Where Romanian
youth stands today?

3. Youth unemployment in
Romania is estimated at
ec.europa.eu/eurostat
This rate increased
constantly in the last
ec.europa.eu/eurostat
Long term unemployment
was estimated at 58.8% in
2010.
European Employment Observatory,

4. Finished studies=
Higher / Academic education
Formal education =
Lack of skills that would get a job

5. The risk of unemployment has increased for
higher educated young people, especially in Greece,
Italy and Romania. There appears to be a
mismatch between the skills acquired in tertiary
education and those needed for available jobs.
The Romanian schools aren’t preparing
youngsters for the requirements of the job
market and don’t have practical skills.
EU Youth Report - Status of the situation of young people in the European
Union
Cătălin Ungureanu, Romanian entrepreneur, ZF.ro

6. In 2011, only 45,72% of
Romanian high school students
passed the 2011 Baccalaureate,
emphasizing a severe challenge
in the Romanian educational
system.
Still, the average rate of gifted
children in Romania is twice the
average worldwide.
Source: The Economist
The Romanian educational
system is, allegedly, extremely
challenged and cannot prepare
the youngsters for the labor
market.
Still, our students are highly
praised by renowned
universities for their results.
Source: Educativa
Although Romania managed to
exceed the EU objective on
STEM graduates*, being above
the European average.
Source: EU Commission
Report
Still, the IT/Telecom
holds the 3rd position in the job
offering market and this trend is
an ascendant one.**
Source: bestjobs.ro

7. Opportunity

8. Chapter 2
Coaching the next
generation

10. is a
teaching, training or
development process
in which an individual
gets support while
learning to achieve a
specific personal or
professional result or
goal.
MENTORSHIP is a personal
developmental relationship in
which a more experienced or
more knowledgeable person
helps to guide a less experienced
or less knowledgeable person.
However, true mentoring is about
an ongoing relationship of
learning, dialog, and challenge.
The
structures, mod
els and
methodologies
of coaching may
be designed to
facilitate
thinking or
learning new
behavior or
skill.

11. A shift in educating youngsters
Non-formal education - building
practical competencies that serve
the market needs*.
In a competitive job market,
today’s youngsters will need to
develop additional skills.
From digital competencies to
hard skills in programming,
building a set of assets will
become crucial in
landing a job.

12. Non-formal education & mentoring
Non-formal learning (as a strategy for developing life
skills among youth), volunteering (as a form for social
involvement) and youth work (as an opportunity for
enhancing the added value of youth) should be seen as
instruments for facilitating the access on the labor
market.
Analysis Report and Recommendations for Public Policies & Strategy development for supporting the non-formal
education in the educational system, Noi Orizonturi Foundation

13. Youth in the digital economy
IT&C = fast growth
via digital economy
Needs more specialists…
Project managers, developers, engineers
…and more skills

14. Chapter 3
Today we’re
announcing…

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