De la formulare de politici educaționale, la practici reale - tinerii NEETs din România
FROM EDUCATIONAL POLICIES TO ACTUAL PRACTICES: YOUNG NEETS IN ROMANIA

Summary/Abstract: According to Eurostat data; the young NEETs (Not in education; employment or training) rate in Romania is one of the highest in Europe. It ranks 4th in Europe in 2019 (after Italy; Greece; and Slovenia) (Eurostat; 2020); with 11.5% for men; and 27.8% for women (while the EU average is 12.2% for men; and 20.8% for women). In addition; Romania has one of the highest rates of ’other NEETs’; not registered by public employment agencies: only 4.8% were registered in 2018; and received the NEETs benefits (CE; 2018). Recent data show the low performance of Romania in monitoring the school to work transition of youths; in accessing the European funds to support young people entering the labor market; or for offering the Youth Guarantee (Beadle et al.; 2020). Even so; Romania; like all other member states; cannot afford to lose the youth capital; while it faces sharp population ageing and outgoing migration.During the last decade; we saw emerging a strong know-how for understanding and addressing the NEETs issue. Reflecting on the research data from different reports and studies; from various findings in large scale H2020 research and innovation projects on NEETs; the paper elaborates on proactive or remedial integrative solutions for improving the situation of young NEETs in Romania; building up on the good practices in atracting NEETs; at national and European level; while using the theoretical framework of the governmentality studies applied to the youth field (Besley; 2010).

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