commiss recommend juli member state vocat prepar young peopl unemploi threaten unemploy eec basi action employ problem young peopl youth unemploy european commun grown continu level youth unemploy doubl spring approxim young peopl european commun unemploi outlook uncertain expect improv econom situat result increas employ member state increas demand output lead reviv demand labour remain demand adequ absorb labour addit potenti labour suppli member state expect increas million peopl ow signific increas number peopl enter labour market fall number retir unemploy remain socio econom problem youth unemploy acut longer term onward situat easier young peopl born year low birth rate start enter labour market youth unemploy caus sole quantit factor outcom grow differ characterist young peopl enter labour market natur job economi term level qualif condit work matter young peopl find work obtain enter labour market traumat effect reject activ particip econom life experi job independ warp attitud young peopl work job mobil societi larg year ahead solv unemploy problem young peopl call action wide rang econom polici educ polici labour market polici commun start number action commiss opinion urgent task young peopl unemploi threaten unemploy opportun vocat train commiss decid step draw recommend vocat prepar young peopl specif categori commiss concur opinion express european parliament econom social committe recommend supplement addit possibl bind measur promot employ young peopl decis prioriti meet social partner express meet stand employ committe june concern express numer occas minist social affair intens consult nation author social partner experi member state field account preparatori work appar help distinguish young peopl employ difficulti situat situat young peopl unemploi receiv adequ vocat train situat young peopl found employ receiv vocat train reason threaten unemploy situat young peopl receiv vocat train unabl find job lost job agreement social partner present recommend aim situat cover member state substanti proport unemploi situat cover present recommend problem young peopl young peopl situat hand problem young peopl receiv vocat train charact reason cover recommend relat recommend action commun recommend situat context previou action commun field vocat train council decis gener principl implement vocat train polici quot conform gener principl order obtain object state commiss propos council member state framework treati measur quot gener guidelin develop programm vocat train commun level accept council juli reinforc council intent vocat train instrument activ employ polici recommend commiss vocat guidanc call member state develop vocat guidanc young peopl adult adapt organiz develop vocat guidanc mean action popul concern continu vocat guidanc close cooper employ offic strengthen gener coordin vocat guidanc servic strengthen cooper commun social action programm approv council includ examin commiss possibl develop commun initi unemploi school leaver council decis juli make grant european social fund young unemploi peopl seek employ repres initi step direct propos recommend repres commiss intend account term recommend alloc social fund grant train programm young peopl problem transit school work tackl action programm field educ approv council minist educ meet council februari specif measur enumer subsequ resolut decemb commun level includ pilot project studi visit prepar report statist aspect employ problem women girl dealt council direct februari equal treatment men women access employ vocat train promot direct lai principl discrimin men women inter alia vocat train accord principl present recommend appli equal forc young men young women discrimin special problem young women field vocat train requir addit measur commiss prepar target categori young peopl specif concern recommend larg number young peopl enter labour market year adequ prepar world work leav school minimum school leav ag commun rang year poor effect command basic skill present receiv guidanc train difficulti find employ time gener level unemploy high categori young peopl integr guidanc train placement servic decis eec oj fourth principl oj oj council resolut oj oj oj oj oj recommend provid young peopl prior vocat train found work unskil type work subject redund short notic recommend cover young peopl job type aim improv chanc keep job find job action propos recommend regard affect effort member state expend gener vocat train system vocat prepar princip object recommend promot member state mean provid end compulsori school vocat prepar young peopl opportun receiv vocat train school employ term quot vocat prepar quot recommend design activ aim assur young peopl satisfactori transit school work provid minimum knowledg skill work life progress made recent year area vocat train larg proport school leaver commun receiv vocat train leav school time full employ transit school work life pain frustrat experi work difficult find experi unemploy earli year affect attitud work young peopl live govern assum respons ensur unemploi young peopl receiv effect vocat prepar form content prepar vari content compulsori educ provid individu member state labour market young peopl concern young peopl greatest difficulti find job benifit school system offer begun failur lack confid knowledg career opportun limit provis vocat guidanc import includ assess aptitud abil method reli sole school record advic job opportun train school leaver poorest result lack basic skill grant adult world find difficult understand instruct complet form commun effect word mouth write social servic provid member state reinforc basic knowledg skill applic practic situat need leav school minimum school leav ag find school atmospher uncongeni unrespons adolesc interest vocat prepar propos set context young adult relat close practic formid task remain develop approach system relev method techniqu field adult educ train develop member state world war prepar equip young peopl social skill need work provid basic practic train defin area skill build engin offic work basic train design enabl traine undertak specif job chosen area qualifi move recogn cours oper craft train problem young peopl stem ignor world work contextu studi practic experi form part vocat prepar contextu studi includ materi relev peopl work basic principl econom social organ law relat social secur employ role manag trade union natur world work industri safeti hygien industri relat guidanc train placement servic ii practic experi work provid mean includ encourag employ mean incent young peopl period practic experi commit simul work experi train context organ publicli financ work creation programm vocat prepar involv quot plant quot train work experi provid aid public fund import organ achiev greatest benefit traine danger train work experi limit scope restrict specif skill util content influenc employ product broader traine public author measur ensur qualiti quot plant quot train work experi order ensur obstacl young peopl undertak vocat prepar govern action area young peopl threaten unemploy reason leav absenc work order attend cours aim enabl job find job ii young peopl attend cours unemploi employ paid mainten allow allow relat mean suffici cover reason live expens fee incident cost cours larg ensur young person attend form vocat prepar financi remain unemploi order achiev recommend object provid adequ vocat prepar unemploi young peopl exist potenti educ train resourc social partner resourc experi contribut plan organ implement vocat prepar programm coordin legisl relat compulsori school attend access work member state minimum school leav ag lower minimum ag young peopl begin work apprenticeship attend train cours institut run employ servic activ classifi work situat unsatisfactori school leav ag rais close gap minimum ag work law chang permit school leaver undertak vocat train employ coordin servic draw attent context import recogn previous recommend commiss vocat guidanc import close coordin activ guidanc train placement import vocat guidanc vocat train servic work close liaison placement servic present occur number member state respons servic continu rest govern depart agenc statutori basi commiss european commun prepar recommend member state recommend find basi provis treati rome directli concern employ train young peopl includ articl expressli stress improv live work condit worker articl assign commiss duti promot close cooper member state social problem employ basic advanc vocat train gener principl implement common vocat train polici laid council basi articl recommend base articl empow commiss formul recommend paragraph ii recommend introduct ground action promot employ young peopl commiss european commun pursuant object term treati establish european econom commun articl thereof decis council minist april consult european parliament econom social committe recommend member state measur set vocat prepar vocat prepar made young peopl end compulsori attend ag unemploi thereaten unemploy opportun vocat train prioriti leav school formal educ qualif object vocat prepar includ vocat guidanc aim relat aptitud interest young person concern train employ opportun reinforc applic basic skill oral written express elementari mathemat calcul social skill need work understand basic principl econom social organ law relat social secur employ role manag trade union natur world work industri safeti hygien industri relat guidanc train placement servic practic initi train broad skill area design enabl traine undertak specif job chosen area qualifi undertak advanc train stage practic experi work enterpris mean provid equival experi vocat prepar modern teach method ag adult statu young peopl provid vocat prepar full made exist train resourc experi includ employ trade union bodi social partner plan organ implement vocat prepar vocat prepar involv financ public fund plant train work experi public author ensur train work experi good qualiti relev young peopl young peopl threaten unemploy reason leav absenc work order undertak vocat prepar aim enabl job find job allow suffici cover mainten fee incident cost cours paid accord mean young peopl attend publicli approv form vocat prepar mainten allow larg ensur young peopl attend form vocat prepar financi remain unemploi action inform young peopl scheme vocat prepar facil provid enabl follow cours coordin legisl relat compulsori school attend access work member state examin legisl step ensur young peopl leav school minimum school leav ag prevent legal restrict undertak vocat train take employ resolut european parliament embodi opinion recommend novemb oj opinion econom social committe draft recommend januari oj coordin servic member state ensur effect coordin vocat guidanc servic vocat train servic placement servic order ensur full inform condit labour market member state ensur employ trade union servic nation local level time report member state inform commiss decemb yearli interv measur implement recommend commiss period publish report action member state implement recommend brussel juli commiss henk vredel vice presid