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Delivering change: Cities and the youth unemployment challenge
By
Naomi Clayton
,
Maire Williams
| 14 August 2014
Delivering change: Cities and the youth unemployment challenge
By
Naomi Clayton
,
Maire Williams
| 14 August 2014
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Executive summary
Introduction
Figure Figure 1: Youth unemployment rate (% of economically active population aged 16-24 years old), 1992 to 2013
Figure Figure 2: Average annual growth in median income by age since 1978-1980
Figure Box 1: Barriers to youth employment
Local flexibility in tackling youth unemployment
Figure Box 2: National youth employment policies
Figure Figure 4: Local flexibility in the management of labour market policy: an international comparison
Figure Case study 1: Flexibility in the Danish employment system
Figure Box 4: Why is local flexibility important?
Lessons from UK and international cities
Figure Case study 2: New York, US – Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ)
Figure Case study 3: London, UK – The London Challenge
Figure Case study 4: Cities throughout the US – Career Academies
Figure Case study 5: North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany – Local Training Pacts for Vocational Training
Figure Case study 6: Rotterdam, Netherlands – REVIT (Dutch acronym for re-energize)
Figure Case study 7: Antwerp, Belgium – Youth Competence Centres (YCC)
Figure Case study 8: Vancouver, Canada – BladeRunners
Figure Case study 9: NRW, Germany – Third Way in Vocational Training Initiative
Figure Case study 10: Hertfordshire, UK – Youth Connexions
Figure Case study 11: Brighton, UK – Youth Employability Service (YES)
Figure Case study 12: Worcestershire, UK – Total Place Pilot
Figure Case study 13: Tri-London boroughs, UK – Community Budget pilot
Conclusions
Figure Enabling cities to respond and build strong partnerships
Figure Evaluating impact and sharing best practice
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3: Youth claimant rate in different cities
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