Youth not in education, employment or training (NEETs): Views and aspects of a contemporary form of vulnerable social group
Abstract
The term NEETs (youth Not in Education, Employment or Training) refers to young people aged 15 to 29 years, who are not in education, employment or training. It is a worldwide phenomenon and the percentages in our country are recorded over time as the highest in the European Union. The reasons why a young person may fall into this category are multifactorial. In this article, it is presented the process for the establishment of the term NEETs and the dimensions of this contemporary social phenomenon. Subsequently, the challenges of youth transitions are examined as well as the risk factors for young people to become NEETs, while some of the impacts from both the long-term economic recession and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic are considered. Finally, the implications of this phenomenon in our country and the corresponding management european policies are presented.
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