Youth Guarantee: Making It Happen conference

On 7 April 2014, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships was launched by Commissioners Androulla Vassiliou (Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth) and László Andor (Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) at the 2013 WorldSkills competition in Leipzig, Germany. The Alliance would help to fight youth unemployment by improving the quality and supply of apprenticeships across the EU through a broad partnership of key employment and education stakeholders. It would also seek to change attitudes to apprenticeships. It will in particular identify the most successful apprenticeship schemes in the EU and apply appropriate solutions in each Member State.

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European Commission: Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion: Events: High-level conference: 'Youth Guarantee: Making It Happen' http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=88&eventsId=978&furtherEvents=yes

European Commission: Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion: European Employment Strategy: Youth Employment: Youth Guarantee http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1079&langId=en

Website: European Alliance for Apprenticeships http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/vocational-policy/alliance_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Launch of European Alliance for Apprenticeships http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-launch-of-european-alliance-for-apprenticeships/

European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/14/304: Speech by President Barroso: "Youth Guarantee: Making it Happen" http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-304_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/280: Youth Guarantee: Making it Happen conference calls on Member States to do more for delivery http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-280_en.pdf

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