Youth & the European Financial Crisis
"From the School Bench to the Labour Market"
(German Parliament, Panel Discussion, August 22nd, 2012)
Youth & the European Financial Crisis
"From the School Bench to the Labour Market"
(German Parliament, Panel Discussion, August 22nd, 2012)Discussion Themes:
The following discussion themes will be addressed in the course of the discussion:The European Labour Market: discrimination (gender & origin), employability, and mobility - an examination of the above variables in terms of access to job opportunities.
Student Immigration: A movement from the periphery towards the centre: an examination of the positive and the negative aspects of the inflow of students to European countries and the young graduates’ settlement. Are foreign students (EU and non-EU) overlooked by employers in favour of home students (discrimination?). Rise of nationalism?
Graduate Unemployment: Demand for jobs overwhelms the supply. Graduates settling for lower skilled jobs or remaining unemployed (wasted skill-set).What is the private sector/government/education sector doing to help ease the problem?
Budget Cuts in Education: The effects of austerity measures on the quality of education and opportunities for young people in an already crisis-struck environment.
Vocational Training: Reinventing professional training.
Integration through Education: Reducing the integration gaps in immigrant communities in Europe.