8 million young people in Eu ope a e NEETs
The size o an EU membe s a e
In you opinion, why
a e NEETs an
impo an policy issue?
A e you di ec ly
in ol ed in suppo ing
NEETs?
A e you awa e o
ini ia i es a ge ing
NEETs?
In you opinion, how
could NEETs be bes
suppo ed?
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million NEETs in he EU in 2024
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Ta ge ed Membe s a es
in e en ions
Suppo by EU policy
amewo k
O e all economic de elopmen
since 2009 c isis
11%
15.7%
COVID-19
Sou ce: Eu os a , LFS, 2024
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2013 You h Gua an ee Council Recommenda ion
2014 You h Gua an ee Implemen a ion Plans
2016 Skills Agenda
2017 Eu opean Pilla o Social Righ s Decla a ion
2020 Rein o ced You h Gua an ee and upda ed You h
Gua an ee Implemen a ion Plans
2020 New Eu opean Skills agenda – Pac o Skills
2020 Council Recommenda ion on VET
2020 Osnab ück Decla a ion
2021 Eu opean Pilla o Social Righ s Ac ion Plan
2021-2027 Eu opean Social Fund Plus (ESF+)
2021 ALMA (Aim, Lea n, Mas e , Achie e)
2025 Union o Skills
2025 Fo hcoming He ning Decla a ion
EU policy amewo k suppo ing NEETs
P og ess made owa ds he EU a ge
Eigh (8) a e a om eaching i :
cu en ly abo e 12%
EU s a egic objec i e:
NEET a e 9% by 2030
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Young people (aged 15-29) nei he in employmen
no in educa ion and aining 2024 (%)
Nine (9) Membe s a es
ha e al eady me his goal
Fi e (5) a e close o achie ing he
a ge : cu en ly below 10%
Sou ce: Eu os a , LFS, 2024
Gende gap in NEETs a es
→In e ed pic u e in i e (5)
Membe S a es
12.1% NEETs a e women
s. 10% men in 2024
Sou ce: Eu os a , LFS, 2024
→No able gende dispa i ies
wi hin membe s a es
Regional inequali ies:
Remo e NEETs a g ea e isk
→Signi ican u al-u ban
dispa i ies
→In some Membe S a es
his di ide is abo e 10
pe cen age poin s
→Ru al a eas o en ace
s uc u al disad an ages
10%
11.4%
12.3%
Ci ies
Towns &
subu bs
Ru al
a eas
Sou ce: Eu os a , LFS, 2024
Cede op’s wo k on
NEETs and inclusion
Ambassado s
o inclusion
Cede op esea ch
Suppo ing e idence-based policy-making
Add essing da a and esea ch gaps
P e en ing and suppo ing NEETs
Cede op policy messages
Key ake aways
Expe ience ma e s mos
mo e di ec expe ience wo king
wi h NEETs
be e p epa ed
Need o ex ended suppo
•psychosocial
•language media ion
Ta ge ed CPD is essen ial
ocused on NEETs cha ac e is ics
In es ing in hands-on expe ience
yields he g ea es impac
Sou ce: Cede op, 2025
Build a s onge e idence base: be e unde s and
eache s’ p o iles, CPD needs and challenges
D i e coo dina ed, impac -o ien ed policy:
mobilise esou ces, coo dina e s akeholde s and ailo
CPD o eal needs
Iden i y and sha e good p ac ices: suppo
mu ual lea ning and e ec i e ans e o wha wo ks
C ea ing comp ehensi e suppo sys ems: liaise
eache s wi h ca ee guidance p ac i ione s, phycologis s,
social wo ke s, employe s, in-company aine s
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Any Ques ions?
I ene PSIFIDOU (ORCID: 0000-0002-5728-7730)
S e anie LEDERMAIER (ORCID: 0009-0001-9249-4399)
An hie KYRIAKOPOULOU (ORCID: 0009-0009-3880-1181)
Michail PAPAZOGLOU (ORCID: 0000-0002-5493-2976)
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