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The module focuses on the relation between the school world and the labour market, and what are the tools in both worlds that help young students to build their professional profile before entering the labour market.

World of work

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Chapter 4: After school graduation
Youth Guarantee
The Youth Guarantee is a new approach to tackling youth unemployment which ensures that all young people under 25, whether registered with employment services or not, get a good-quality, concrete offer within 4 months of them leaving formal education or becoming unemployed.

The Youth Guarantee seeks to activate young people within the shortest possible time, thus keeping them in touch with the labour market, or ensuring further education. The good-quality offer should be for a job, apprenticeship, traineeship, or continued education and be adapted to each individual need and situation.

The four possible types of offers under the Youth Guarantee are
  • a good-quality offer of a job,
  • continued education,
  • an apprenticeship, or
  • a traineeship.
These four measures offer the best chances to swiftly activate young people, strengthen their employability and ultimately ensure their sustainable integration into the labour market.

Young people willing to register for the Youth Guarantee should contact their national contact point.

There is a EU financial support to the implementation of the Youth Guarantee, the Youth Employment Initiative. It was launched to provide extra support to young people aged below 25 and living in regions where youth unemployment was higher than 25% in 2012.

The Youth Employment Initiative is complementary to other actions undertaken at national level, including those with European Social Fund (ESF) support, with a view to setting up or implementing the youth guarantee schemes. The ESF can reach out beyond individuals and can help reform employment, education and training institutes and services.
Online Resources
  • Youth GuaranteeDG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion of the European Commission compiles all the information about the Youth Guarantee.
  • What is a Youth Guarantee?ILO article on Youth Guarantee.
  • The Youth Employment InitiativeDG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion of the European Commission compiles all the information about the Youth Employment Initiative.

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Date: 2016.09.13

Posted by Jūratė Grigaitytė - Lithuania

This part is relevant because it helps and motivates professional teachers to help students discover themselves and find the right workspace. This is relevant because the lack of motivation is characterized by not only students but also teachers. It is relevant, clearly presented and structured.

Date: 2016.09.02

Posted by Christine CLOES - Belgique

I would like to highlight another important key role of the company tutor who can help the student identify his/her professional profile. Supporting the student during all the internship lifetime, the company tutor can help the student become aware of his/her strengths and weaknesses, which is one of the most difficult tasks for the student!

Date: 2016.07.07

Posted by Elizabeth David - France

The module about the world of work is quite interesting because it creates a link between the real world and the reality of the job market.

Date: 2016.07.07

Posted by I. Jacquard - France

It would have been interesting to draw a comparison between the different kinds of apprenticeship throughout Europe.

Date: 2016.07.07

Posted by Didier Cahour - France

It seems more and more important to create links between school and work.

Date: 2016.07.06

Posted by Elena Mihailovici - Romania

This module focuses on students’ transition from school to work by defining the relation between school and work in terms of what their offer and what problems that may arise. The module provides teachers and counsellors with tools and mechanisms available for young people to make a successful and smooth transition from school to work. The module also gives information about the most wanted professional profiles on the European job market as well as about the transversal skills that companies and recruiting services take into consideration when selecting human resources. Teachers and counsellors can find great examples that they can use with their students.

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