'No dead ends': What the Dutch can teach us about tackling youth unemployment
The Netherlands has one of the world's lowest rates of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training.
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"Many skilled tradespeople - electricians, roofers, installation specialists, technicians and craftspeople - are earning excellent incomes and are desperately needed by society."
— Asja van der Helm , Academic
"We had a very high dropout rate, so the problem was trying to keep young people in education or trying to get them back into schools."
— Sonja Bekker , Academic
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The Netherlands has one of the world's lowest rates of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training.
Sonja Bekker, professor of European social policy, discusses the Netherlands' approach to reducing youth unemployment, emphasizing the importance of timely intervention within schools and regional collaboration.
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