What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on a quest to solve youth jobs crisis
Former UK minister Alan Milburn is visiting Dublin to study Ireland's successful apprenticeship programs and their role in reducing youth unemployment. The findings will inform a forthcoming report on addressing the UK's youth jobs crisis.
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Comparative policy analysis is a key tool for governments attempting to solve structural economic issues like youth unemployment.
Alan Milburn (right) at the Irish Rail apprentice training centre in Inchicore, Dublin. Alan Milburn (right) at the Irish Rail apprentice training centre in Inchicore, Dublin. Youth unemployment What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on a quest to solve youth jobs crisis The former UK minister discovers how apprenticeships and support networks helped slash Ireland’s Neet rate
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