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