although youth unemployment is linked to developments in the business cycle there has been a structural change in the composition of youth unemployment in the past decade which has been driven by the continuous increase in tertiary education enrolment rates leading to a decrease in youth labour force participation workers with low qualifications are less demanded in the labour market hence also contributing to high youth unemployment rates the employment office will be in charge of implementing the programme which entails smoother mechanisms for young people with low or no qualifications to return to formal education better career guidance improved provision of information about local labour market conditions and facilitation of participation in active labour market policies almps involving workplace training see below