NEET- CRITICAL ANALYSIS

NEET- Critical Analysis

NEET- Critical Analysis

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The term NEET stands for "Not in Education, Employment, or Training". This is a government initiative that was taken by the Labor run government of the United Kingdom (1997-2011) but the concept was rapidly employed by other countries such as Korea, Japan and China.

In the United Kingdom, the classification comprises people aged 16 to 18 who do not participate in social life and have abandoned any notion of work. The main group of NEET is not a homogeneous group of individuals but consists of those who are NEET for a short time, and those who are withdrawing deeper and longer life in society.

In just five years, 12 EU countries have overhauled Britain and now have fewer youngsters adrift without qualifications or hope. Among them are France, Germany, Belgium, Holland and Ireland. Even Romania and Bulgaria have now overtaken Britain in terms of their proportion of young men and women with further education and job opportunities, the EU research showed (Furlong 2006, 553). The comparisons were published at a time of deepening concern over Britain's growing army of NEET - which stands for young people 'not in employment, education or training'.

Number of 16-24s who are NEET

2001-2009

% increase

North West

1.8

East Midlands

21.1

London

25.7

Yorks and Humber

33.8

England

36.1

North West

38.1

West Milands

55.6

South East

71.1

South West

73.3

Total

39.3

Source: Office for National Statistics, Statistical Bulletin: Labor market statistics

Number of 18-24s NEET by Region

2001

2009

Increase

% increase

North East

56,000

57,000

1,000

1.8

East Midlands

57,000

69,000

12,000

21.1

London

101,000

127,000

26,000

25.7

Yorks and Humber

80,000

107,000

27,000

33.8

East of England

61,000

83,000

22,000

36.1

North West

113,000

156,000

43,000

38.1

West Midlands

81,000

126,000

45,000

55.6

South East

76,000

130,000

54,000

71.1

South West

45,000

78,000

33,000

73.3

England

671,000

935,000

264,000

39.3

Source: Hansard, 21 July 2009, Column 1756W

Percentage of 18-24s NEET by Region

2001

2009

Increase

North East

20

18

-2

East Midlands

13

13

0

London

12

14

2

Yorks and Humber

15

16

2

East of England

12

14

2

North West

16

18

2

West Midlands

15

20

5

South East

10

14

4

South West

10

14

4

England

13

16

3

Year

NEET

% who are NEET

2001

671,000

13

2002

701,000

13.3

2003

729,000

13.6

2004

677,000

12.3

2005

743,000

13.1

2006

801,000

14

2007

828,000

14.1

2008

810,000

13.6

2009

935,000

15.6

Data released previously showed that a record number and percentage of young people are now NEET

Critical Analysis of NEET Initiatives

Different initiatives have been made to research about NEET. The Welsh Assembly has made a report on the well being of the youth of Welsh. The report shows how this issue can be tackled. One reason for the spread of NEET among the youth is poverty according to the report. The report suggests initiatives to overcome and improve this situation. Poverty is a major cause of NEET among the youth. They are forced to stop their education or training due to lack of money and resources; as a result, they do not get good jobs. The report has mentioned several figures about NEET. However, it is about a failure to get young people off the streets and into work, leaving them vulnerable to becoming involved in crime, to suffering ill health and to having a life at the margins of society (Richard, L.P. 2006).

NEET young people come from very different backgrounds - they are not homogeneous group. Nevertheless, it is more likely that certain groups in the learning thresholds are facing different problems. Therefore, there is a need to open equal access to learning opportunities for the youth- including young people from foster care, from black or minority families, teenage parents. Young people with learning difficulties and / or disabilities or those who are under the supervision of the juvenile justice ...