Promoting Youth Employment For Sustainable Development

     Jobs won’t only support teens for the things they want, but it can help benefit for the things they need. The first things teens think of for their future are going to college and getting their first car. But, let’s say there’s a well educated thirteen-year-old, raised in a low-income family, who has plans on going to college.

Though not always directly applicable to the organisation for which I currently work in, a number of policies and procedures exist to ensure the safety of children and young people. These policies apply to all persons who work with children or young people in any capacity. This includes the following:

The key values and principles of youth work are to educate, empower, encourage participation and promote equality of opportunity and social inclusion. The principles of youth work are about offering services in places where young people can choose to participate, they encourage young people to be critical in their responses to their own experiences and to the world around them. Youth work is also about making young people more independent and helping them to make informed choices about their personal responsibilities within their community. These values and principles provide youth work with a purpose as well as

All careers from construction workers, to teachers, to attorneys are all important in today’s society, and it is important to let the adolescence to choose the path they take in their life. Sending fewer young people to college will not solve the country’s national debt problem. Companies will still send their work across seas in order for them to pay less and make more, even if the United States has enough labor workers in the country. Sending young people to college, or even a trade school, is better because they are gaining knowledge that they would have never had without attending a higher institution of learning.

I believe it is harder for youth in America to find work because of the thirty to fourty years olds are filling the less meaningful jobs like fast food or gerocery stores as a permanent job. This is no allowing the younger generation to work these jobs while in hogh school or even college. also believe that a large percentage of todays youth lack a strong work ethic and and want something for free. “Millennials are the worst generation. They’re lazy, unmotivated, disconnected and they want a trophy for every little thing they do.” Labor Force Participation Rate is defiend as “the percentage of the population that is either employed or unemployed that is, either working or actively seeking work. People with jobs are employed or People who are jobless, looking for a job, and available for work are unemployed. The labor force is made up of the employed and the unemployed. People who are neither employed nor unemployed are not in the labor force.”

Youth unemployment is a major problem in the United States and has decreased in the past five years. Many teenagers are unable to find jobs, so they cannot gain experience in the workforce.

In 2012 youth ages 15-24 were more than twice as likely to be laid of compared to those older than 25. The monthly layoff rate for youth was 3.5% while the rate for workers 25-54 was 1.3%. Workers 55 plus had a rate of 1.5% (Stats Canada,2013). In todays society youth enter the workforce unprepared, uneducated and unexperienced which leads to these high rates of unemployment and layoffs. Schools are not teaching the valuable lessons and skills youth need to enter the workforce with an advantage not a disadvantage. Although the schools are responsible for teaching the kids it is in fact the government who is responsible for offering more programs and proper programs to schools. By offering more programs designed to educate, prepare and

“Youth work” means a planned programme of education designed for the purpose of aiding and enhancing the personal and social development of young persons through their voluntary participation, and which is—

The job market is like a totem pole. At the top of our totem pole we have the manufacturing jobs, if we outsource those jobs, workers must move down to the next totem and work in the service industry jobs. With those jobs taken away, it leaves teenagers without jobs and leaves them off the totem pole. “Even having a good educational background has not helped as more than half of recent college graduates are jobless or underemployed,” says John Olen, in his article for

On the contrary, adolescents’ families may be struggling financially so it may be helpful to have their child be employed. They may use the extra money to pay bills, pay rent or buy food. However, in the long run, having their student drop out of high school is actually a disservice. As their life moves on and they wish to get employed elsewhere, the employer may think they are unmotivated, and have a poor work ethic. Employers will notice they left high school and presume that the adolescent cannot complete something they have already

Today 's economic and employment situation is increasingly precarious for younger people. Responsibility is needed by everyone to assist in youth employment and economic growth in an economy that inches closer everyday to becoming a recession. A deeper understanding of the issues young workers face when entering into the workforce is needed as well. Knowing how younger people prioritize their responsibilities and accomplishments, will help us recognize what they need to grow. We also need to let them overcome limitations that are specific to them. It is important to be aware of how all of us delegate, blame or impose responsibility toward young workers. The two essays, "Can Generation Xers Be Trained?" by Shari Caudron and "The Sweet Bird of Youth Is Showing Signs of Age" by Andrew Beyak show stark contrasts to the issues of the younger generation in society.

Nationally the youth unemployment rate is double that of the national average. It is even worse for teens of color and teens from low-income houses. In 2014, 21 percent of African-American teens and 26 percent of Hispanic teens were able to find employment (Brookings Institute, 2016). However, research shows that being employed during high school can help with school persistence and graduation among economically disadvantaged youth, making it easier to transition into the workforce after graduation and helps reduce violent, risky, and adverse social behaviors. “The biggest driver of opportunity is whether youth, age 16-24, are

workforce with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees just as America’s unemployment rate hits its lowest level in nearly seven years. Sounds like celebration time right? Not so fast. Young people are still lagging in the workplace. It makes up about 40% of the unemployed in the U.S. As of may the data shows that 13.8% of 18-29 year olds are out of work. By 2020 young people will be 46% of the U.S workers.

Since the 2008 financial crisis and the recession that followed in 2009 there has been a high unemployment rate among the youth. Canada’s unemployment rate is sitting at an all high time of 11.8%. (TD Economics) The unemployment rate specifically for youth aged 15 to 24 years old has climbed approximately 24.4%. (TD Economics) The impact of youth unemployment is long lasting and can harm an individual’s career opportunities. Economists have conducted a research which determines that the period of unemployment in an individual’s life will negatively impact them in the future because they will earn lower wages. For example, if you are a college or university graduate in Canada who is in a recession the unemployment rate will rise by about 5%, that implies a loss in earnings of about 9% annually. (TD Economics) If the social

Money is an important component that can help ones to function properly in this society. However, money defines our self-worth and value in this society. For decades, unemployment has become a big issue in our community. The younger generation are the one who suffers the most from the crisis. In 2009 alone, 6.7 million youths joined the ranks of the unemployed, and compare this with an average annual increase of 191,000 in the 10 years before the crisis 1997 to 2007(Elder,2010). Youth unemployment is a crucial issue in our society. Unfortunately, a lot of young people are going through that situation. When it comes to find a job, young people are the less fortunate for many reasons. For instance, some employers might be biased on ages and believes that young people do not have skills or enough experiences to perform at the level required for the jobs. The problem of youth unemployment has many causes and consequences in our society. Youth unemployment can affect the economy, family relationship, increase crime rates and, mental health.