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Youth Employment Toolkit
Summarising the available, high-quality evidence on the impact, cost and effectiveness of common interventions that are used to help young people get into work.
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Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships combine paid on-the-job training with off-the-job training, in programmes that usually last for at least a year of full-time engagement.
Impact
high
Evidence strength
low
Cost
high
Basic skills training
Basic skills training seeks to help young people develop literacy, numeracy and/or digital skills that are needed for work and learning but are not specific to a particular occupation.
Impact
low
Evidence strength
moderate
Cost
moderate
Life skills training
Life skills training aims to develop young people’s interpersonal and psychosocial skills for work, through different kinds of instruction and/or activity.
Impact
low
Evidence strength
moderate
Cost
low
Mentoring and Coaching
A mentor or coach can offer guidance and support to a young person to identify goals and overcome challenges.
Impact
low
Evidence strength
moderate
Cost
moderate
Off-the-job-training
Off-the-job training aims to develop young people’s vocational skills for specific jobs and sectors through learning that takes place primarily outside the workplace.
Impact
moderate
Evidence strength
moderate
Cost
high
On-the-job training
On-the-job training aims to develop young people’s vocational skills for specific jobs and sectors through learning that takes place primarily in the workplace, and alongside or embedded with paid or unpaid work.
Impact
moderate
Evidence strength
low
Cost
high
Wage subsidy programmes
Wage subsidy programmes offer payment to employers who agree to employ people from a specific social group who might otherwise struggle to access the labour market.
Impact
low
Evidence strength
moderate
Cost
high
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