Under the blanket term ‘youth transitions’ there are two main transitions: (1) the transition from education and training to work; and (2) the transition from secondary education to further education and training. Youth may undergo one or both of these transitions and they may undergo the transition to work more than once if they change careers. Both types of transitions may be interrupted by a ‘gap year’ or the transitions from secondary to further education and training may be interrupted by transition to employment in order to finance study. Research in this area looks at how to create a dynamic and sustainable future workforce and ways to keep youth connected with education, training and work options through the combined support of schools, business and families. 

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• Gap year
• Transitions from education and training to employment
• Transitions from secondary to further education and training
• Youth transitions

Recent publications

• Connecting the worlds of learning and work: prioritising school-industry partnerships in Australia's education system
• NEET: young people not in education, employment or training [UK]
• Indigenous youth employment and the school-to-work transition [Australia]
• Interns and outcomes: just how effective are internships as a bridge to stable employment? [international]
• Refugee background students transitioning into higher education: navigating complex spaces [Australia]
• Skills and jobs in Brazil: an agenda for youth
• Students in the labour market: beyond the recession [Canada]
• The future of rural youth in developing countries: tapping the potential of local value chains [Africa]
• The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth: 20 years and beyond
• Youth employment in Nepal

General

• About LifeSkills
• Alternative pathways to higher education [Australia]
• Australian Education Network (AEN) Open Day
• Australian landmark reports
• Canadian journal of family and youth = Le journal Canadien de famille et de la jeunesse 
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• Financial Times special report: Youth employment (2017) 
• Focus on ... Parity of esteem [international]
• How young people are faring series [Australia]
• ILO Work4Youth publication series [international]
• Jobs and skills for youth series (International Labour Office) [international]
• Journal of applied youth studies 
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• Journal of youth studies 
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• ILO's Programme on Youth Employment 
• National Youth Transitions Center [US]
• Shaping characters [Europe]
• SkillsOne TV [Australia]
• Student Transitions Map [UK] 
• The European Pact for Youth
• Toolkit: Creating paths to employment for Opportunity Youth [US] 
• Transitions: research with longitudinal data
• Unlimited Potential: a data and information resource on young Australians 
• UK Youth Research
• What works in youth employment 
• Young: Nordic journal of youth research  
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• Youth and society (journal) 
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• Youth Economic Opportunities
• Youth employment (ILO)
• Youth employment index [UK]
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• Youth Jobs PaTH (Prepare-Trial-Hire) Programme [Australia]
• Youth Jobs Index [UK]
• Youth Pathways and Transitions [New Zealand]
• Youth studies Australia (discontinued journal) 
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Statistical

• Career Decision-making Patterns of Canadian Youth and Associated Postsecondary Educational Outcomes (Statistics Canada)
• Eurostat Youth statistics
• Graduates in the UK Labour Market (Office for National Statistics) [UK]
• High School and beyond (National Center for Education Statistics) [US]
• Measuring National Well-being - Exploring the Well-being of Young People in the UK (Office for National Statistics) 
• Participation in education and work (Australian Bureau of Statistics) [Australia]
• Perspectives on the youth labour market in Canada 
• Study: Career decision-making patterns of Canadian youth and associated postsecondary educational outcomes, 2000 to 2010