Making Employment Services and Active Measures Sensitive to the Needs of Young People : Recommendations for Youth Employment Programs in Kosovo

Hempel, Kevin

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: YOUTH EMPLOYMENT;    EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM;    LABOR POLICY;    LABOR MARKET;    VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING;   

RP-ID  :  149931

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Young people are particularlydisadvantaged in Kosovo’s labor market, facing highunemployment and precarious working conditions. In response,promoting youth employment has become a policy priority forthe Government of Kosovo. Supporting young people’semployment prospects must consider that young people aredifferent than adults. First, they face age-specificbarriers in the labor market, such as lack of workexperience and limited professional networks. Second, theyouth years are a time of transition where young peoplebuild autonomy and identity and are strongly influenced bytheir social environment. These realities need to beconsidered for program design and implementation. Youthemployment policies and interventions should therefore besensitive to the specific needs and preferences of young people.