Developing effective support measures for young people transitioning from education to employment requires an understanding of what is actually happening at European level, and not just within individual countries. This necessitates data that captures the same phenomena in a comparable manner and can trace how young people’s educational and employment trajectories develop across different transition pathways and national systems. The … Read More

EDU-LAB’s Exploratory Expert Interview phase gathered insights from 47 specialists across nine countries. Their early observations are now shaping the first round of the OSES-Delphi survey on youth transitions in Europe.

Preliminary insights from the EDU-LAB pathways frameworkThe transition from education to employment is oftentimes perceived as a simple step from finishing your studies and going into the labour market. However, recent research findings increasingly show that young people’s transitions are rarely linear; rather, they are characterised by diverse educational and career paths, various decision-making phases, and a multitude of influencing … Read More

Preliminary insights from the EDU-LAB systematic review The goal of many policies and programmes across Europe is supporting youth in their transitions from education and training into the labour market by seeking to improve participation, strengthen pathways into work and reduce the number of youth, classified as NEET (not in education, employment or training). During the first year of out … Read More

Preliminary insights from the EDU-LAB systematic review Policies that are designed to support young people in their transition from education and training into employment are generally created with positive goals and outcomes in mind by aiming to reduce the number of young people who are not in education, employment, or training, and trying to improve participation in learning, strengthen their … Read More

This article is part of EDU-LAB Newsletter II, which provides updates on the progress and findings of the EDU-LAB Horizon Europe research project. This contribution highlights the work of Work Package 3B (WP3B) and the development of the Online Survey of Experts and Stakeholders (OSES), a key component of EDU-LAB’s foresight activities. Since the publication of the newsletter, the project … Read More

How participatory case studies place young people’s experiences at the centre of EDU-LAB research This article is part of EDU-LAB Newsletter II, which provides updates on the progress and findings of the EDU-LAB Horizon Europe research project. In this issue, we highlight the work of Work Package 4 , which focuses on participatory case studies that place young people’s lived … Read More

Why Europe Still Lacks the Data to Fully Understand Youth TransitionsPreliminary insights from the EDU-LAB project While many researchers, policy makers and educators throughout Europe share a common goal to help youth on their transition from education and training into the world of labour, their understanding of how to actually achieve that goal is not always a given. One of … Read More