Press Release: Youth unemployment: studies show apprenticeships and traineeships useful but need to be improved

The dramatically high youth unemployment rates in Europe call for immediate action by Member States. One of the priorities for action is to ensure a smooth school-to-work transition for young people. Two studies undertaken for the European Commission on apprenticeships and traineeships in all EU Member States recommend that these schemes should be more responsive to labour market requirements, better adapted to business needs and offer more guarantees in terms of quality and perspectives for young people.