Young people on the labour markedEastern Norwegian County Network

✤ Youth unemployment (15 - 24 years) in april 2010 : 9,6 % compared to 7,8 % in 2008.

✤ The total unemployment in Norway is 3,3 % in july 2010.

Unemployment rates in Norway

Drop out of high school

✤ 1 in 3 drops out ( 15 % quits before finishing and 19 % don’t pass the exams.)

✤ In vocational schools 1 in 2 does not finish.

The most important aspects considering young peoples way to the labour marked...

✤ There has to be available jobs.

✤ Centralization is a problem, more jobs in the outskirts.

✤ To few vocational training places.

✤ Facilitation - personal skills

✤ Theory vs. practical skills

✤ placement in different work situations while in school

✤ information about different choices of high school already in secondayry school ( 13 - 16 years old)

✤ work experience incorporated into the education

✤ co-operation between work places and educational institutions

✤ information about volunteer services (eg. EVS)

The results from discussions on regional event in Eastern Norwegian county Network

✤ Volunteer work counted on your school diploma, counted in admission to higher education

✤ Alternative schools, education adapted to personal needs and challenges.

✤ Make it more attractive to become a teacher, continuing education.

✤ evaluation of education.

✤ Focus on schools with high drop out rate.

✤ Visualize the possibilities after finished education.

✤ Working to decrease the gap between 10th grade and highschool.

✤ Have an offer to those who are sick of school after 10th grade.

✤ Alter the structure in vocational schools, give information about the amount of theory during the education.

✤ Make it possible to finis high school part time.