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posted on 2022-03-06, 21:49 authored by Mandy McGirrMany countries have applied various policies and programmes that aim to
reduce numbers of NEETs (youth not in employment, education or
training), or raise rates of low level qualification attainment among
youth populations, based on the theory that doing so will ultimately
lead to improved youth labour market outcomes. As well as providing the
types of education and training programmes that prioritise low level
qualification attainment as a key programme success measure, other types
of active labour market programmes (ALMPs) are also applied widely.
These other types of ALMPs are typically designed to directly and
urgently focus on moving currently NEET, unemployed or underemployed
target groups into employment. Furthermore, although they are not given
as much attention in this research, a country’s choice of programmes and
policy settings that concern youth social welfare assistance, and
careers information, advice, guidance and education (CIAGE), is also
relevant to achieving the intertwined agendas of developing youth
employability and improving eventual patterns of youth labour market
outcomes. Collectively, the aforementioned programme types, fields of
policy work and associated educational and employment-focused policy
agendas are conceptualised in this research as the broadest definition
of employability policy responses.
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2020-11-01Date of Award
2020-11-01Publisher
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of WellingtonRights License
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of WellingtonDegree Level
DoctoralDegree Name
Doctor of PhilosophyANZSRC Socio-Economic Outcome code
910206 Market-Based Mechanisms 910299 Microeconomics not elsewhere classified 910208 Micro Labour Market Issues 910211 Supply and Demand 910202 Human Capital Issues 910499 Management and Productivity not elsewhere classified 939908 Workforce Transition and Employment 930399 Curriculum not elsewhere classified 930501 Education and Training Systems Policies and Development 940599 Work and Institutional Development not elsewhere classified 940501 Employment Patterns and Change 940204 Public Services Policy Advice and AnalysisANZSRC Type Of Activity code
4 EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTVictoria University of Wellington Item Type
Awarded Doctoral ThesisLanguage
en_NZVictoria University of Wellington School
School of GovernmentAdvisors
Wolf, Amanda; Eppel, ElizabethUsage metrics
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employabilityemploymentyouthprogrammessoft skillsnon-cognitiveYARLENEETactive labour marketsignalling140199 Economic Theory not elsewhere classified130199 Education Systems not elsewhere classifie139999 Education not elsewhere classified160505 Economic Development Policy160510 Public Policy160506 Education Policy160599 Policy and Administration not elsewhere classifiedDegree Level: DoctoralDegree Name: Doctor of PhilosophyDegree Discipline: EducationDegree Discipline: Public PolicySchool: School of GovernmentPublic PolicyEducation PolicyEconomic Development Policy