Students and individuals
Impediments to the employment of young people: Review of research
- Item:
- 270
- Title:
- Impediments to the employment of young people: Review of research
- Authors:
- Mark Wooden
- Publication date:
- 11 June 1999
- Type:
- Research summary
- Themes:
- Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Pathways after compulsory education
- Students and individuals > Careers and pathways > Pathways to work
- Students and individuals > Learner groups > Young people
- ISBN:
- 0 87397 517 0
Four major impediments to higher youth employment are identified in this review. These are: the inability to maintain rates of economic growth sufficient to reduce unemployment without inducing inflationary pressures; changes in the composition of demand for labour favoring more highly skilled workers; systems for delivery of vocational education and training which remain poorly adapted to users' needs; and wage structures that prevent the market for youth labour from clearing.
