Governance of youth transitions to education and labour

Where policy stands, what experts and stakeholders see and expect, and what the findings mean for policy and practice.

Date and time 10 December 2026 · 10:00–13:30 CET 09:00–12:30 in Lisbon and London

Format Online via MS Teams · Free to attend

Research streams Efficiency assessment of policies (WP2) and OSES Delphi study (WP3B)

Presenters James Williams, Claudia Palt and Daniel Helmenstein

Moderation Participant discussions: Xi Guo Overall moderation: Theodor Leiber (WP1; proposed, to be confirmed)

Programme

A webinar for policymakers, practitioners and researchers, focusing on findings and their practical implications. All times below are Central European Time (CET, UTC+01:00).

Draft programme · Speakers and roles subject to confirmation

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Webinar 2 programme for 10 December 2026. All times are CET.
Time (CET)	Session
10:00–10:10	Opening and welcome Alexander Chvorostov · EDU-LAB Coordinator EDU-LAB in brief, the purpose of the day and two guiding questions.
10:10–10:35	Session 1 · Where policy stands · WP2 Efficiency of policies and practice measures for youth transitions James Williams · Birmingham City University Main findings from the policy review and what they mean for youth transitions. Implications for policy and practice.
10:35–10:45	Discussant response: policy efficiency Discussant to be confirmed What is most useful for policy and practice? What is missing, surprising or open to challenge? A question to the presenter.
10:45–11:05	Discussion with participants: policy efficiency Moderated by Xi Guo Questions and discussion of the WP2 findings with the presenter and discussant.
11:05–11:15	Short break
11:15–11:40	Session 2 · The Road to and from Delphi · WP3B The Road to and from Delphi Claudia Palt · Economica Stakeholder perspectives, key findings and what comes next. Working presentation title, to be confirmed.
11:40–11:50	What the findings show for your country: a live tour of the EDU-LAB dashboard Daniel Helmenstein · Economica Exploring country-level findings through the EDU-LAB dashboard.
11:50–12:00	Discussant response: OSES Delphi findings Discussant to be confirmed What is most useful for policy and practice? What is missing, surprising or open to challenge? A question to the presenters.
12:00–12:20	Discussion with participants: OSES Delphi findings Moderated by Xi Guo Questions and discussion of the stakeholder perspectives and dashboard findings.
12:20–12:40	Break
12:40–13:00	Session 3 · From findings to practice Which youth transition policies work, and what comes next? Guest from NEXT-UP · Participation and speaker to be confirmed A perspective from the EDU-LAB sister-project cluster on effective policies and future directions.
13:00–13:20	Joint discussion: what should policy and practice take from today? James Williams, Claudia Palt, the proposed NEXT-UP guest and participants · Moderator to be confirmed Connecting the policy review, stakeholder perspectives and sister-project findings. Implications for policy and practice.
13:20–13:30	Closing and outlook Alexander Chvorostov · EDU-LAB Coordinator Outlook to Webinar 3, planned for February 2027. Where to find the slides, recording and dashboard.

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