EGM concluded on Supporting Youth Transitions

The primary objective of the EGM is to bring together international experts to discuss the role of families in supporting youth transitions from school to work and, ultimately, youth employment outcomes in order to achieve SDGs. The EGM attempted to address the following questions:

• How do families influence youth career and employment decisions and outcomes? How do family structural variables (e.g., parental occupation, education, poverty) and family process variables (e.g., family involvement, parenting, support, and expectations) influence career development and outcomes for young people?
• How has family support affected job search dynamics among youth and under what conditions has this helped youth secure better jobs?
• What policies can help reinforce the family’s role in supporting their youth’s transition from school to work and help address youth employment challenges?
• What family policies might reinforce youth employment policies and help countries to improve youth outcomes, towards youth-related SDG targets?

A minimum of twenty experts participated including academics, and practitioners in the fields of youth, family policy, social integration, economics, and social policy. Experts provided a paper, short presentation, participated in discussions and give their expert opinions and policy recommendations.

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Supporting Papers and Presentations

• Nicolas Zill Paper
• Mihaela Robila Paper
• Yan Ruth Xia Paper
• Alex Vasquez Paper
• Alex Vasquez Presentation
• Alcinda Honwana presentation
• Filip DeBoeck Paper
• Heidi Ullmann Paper
• Hernan Cuervo Paper
• Ignacio Socias – Initial Remarks
• Ingrid Schoon Paper
• Luay Shabaneh Observations on Youth
• Marge Unt Paper
• Mo Adefaso Paper
• Dr. Nathalie Milbach – Bouché Paper
• Nicolas Zill Presentation
• Pablo Suarez Robles Paper
• Renata Kaczmarska Paper
• Liudmila Batura presentation
• Yan Ruth Xia Presentation
• Yan Ruth Xia Paper
• Wei-Jun Jean Yeung paper