Local Investment. National Returns. The Case for Community Support for Early School Leavers

By Peter Kellock

OECD studies consistently indicate that failure to make an effective transition to permanent work or to full-time study is associated with long term risks

of marginalisation, helping to trap people in a cycle of unemployment, part-time work and government schemes. The National Youth Commitment is based on the idea of preventing such marginalisation through providing an entitlement for each young person to access a minimum level of education and training in the post-compulsory years.

For more information on the National Youth Commitment