
In 2020, about 2 million young people aged 15-29 years old were NEETs. 40% of them had lower educational levels, and only 11% were graduates. In 2019, 33% of the Italian NEETs’ were concentrated in Southern Italy, followed by Central Italy with 18.5% and Northern Italy with 14.1%. These figures reflect long and complex transitions from school to work in the country.
The guest, Valentina Cuzzocrea, from the University of Cagliari in Italy, reflects on this matters and, among other aspects, focuses on the differences between North and South Italy regarding young people’s labour market inclusion.
in this talk, The researcher also highlights some aspects that other countries may learn from Italy, such as the role of the family in school to work transition or the importance of both schools and employers in this process.
(Contains excerpts of "Dream Come True": https://bit.ly/3iZdeMd , "Little Idea": https://bit.ly/3JW5LJV and "Think BIG": https://bit.ly/3J9Np7b , all by Scott Holmes Music, licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 )