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'No dead ends': What the Dutch can teach us about tackling youth unemployment
Key takeaways
- Anna Holligan BBC News, Netherlands Anthony Devlin/Getty Images.
- Alan Milburn, the former health secretary who authored the report, warned one in six young people could become Neet within five years unless urgent action is taken.
- He identified that the Dutch approach was one the UK could learn from.
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Anna Holligan BBC News, Netherlands Anthony Devlin/Getty Images. A landmark report last month found Britain is grappling with a youth engagement crisis - with nearly one in eight 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (Neet).
Alan Milburn, the former health secretary who authored the report, warned one in six young people could become Neet within five years unless urgent action is taken.
He identified that the Dutch approach was one the UK could learn from. The Netherlands has one of the lowest Neet rates in the world, at 4.9% among 18 to 24-year-olds. The equivalent figure in the UK is 15.1%.
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