OECD Skills Outlook 2015 Youth, Skills and Employability.

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OECD Skills Outlook 2015 Foreword Acknowledgements Table of Contents Reader's Guide Executive Summary Chapter 1 -- Designing a comprehensive strategy to foster young people's skills and employability Better youth outcomes for inclusive growth A comprehensive and consistent strategy for better outcomes How countries have performed in terms of youth skills and employability in recent years The way to move forward Improving young people's skills and education Integrating youth into the labour market Using young people's skills at work Challenges are interconnected. Putting it all together to strengthen youth skills and employabilityChapter 2 -- Trends in improving young people's education and skills Highlights Education, skills and employability Equity in learning outcomes Preparation for the world of work Vocational education and training Tertiary education Work-based learning Skills Scoreboard on youth employability How skilled are young people? Is the development of skills inclusive? How well can students develop their skills? Chapter 3 -- Policies towards improving young people's education and skills. Ensuring that all youth leave education with adequate skillsA holistic approach to skills High-quality pre-primary education for all Prevention of low skills outcomes and school dropout Multiple and flexible pathways to success Rendering the education system more responsive to labour market needs Quality work-based learning programmes Support for work-based learning The role of funding in higher education Career guidance Key points for policy Chapter 4 -- Trends in integrating youth into the labour market Highlights Young people's integration into the labour market. Transitions from school to work The role of macroeconomic conditions, education and labour market institutions The role of temporary employment Youth who are more likely to become NEET NEETs and the long road to the labour market The skills of young NEETs Unemployed and inactive NEETs Youth who face additional hurdles Skills Scoreboard on youth employability Are youth well integrated into the labour market? How close are NEETs to the labour market? Chapter 5 -- Policies towards integrating youth into the labour market Developing a comprehensive strategy. A "whole-of-government" approachThe European Youth Guarantee Guidance, counselling and targeting systems based on skills assessment The role of local actors Smoothing transitions from school to work Labour market conditions Work experience outside formal education Helping NEETs to (re- )engage with education or the labour market The need for further education Active labour market policies Social protection systems Key points for policies Chapter 6 -- Trends in using young people's skills at work Highlights The use of young people's skills at work General trends.