With half the world's population under age 25, youth are a large and growing share of the labor force in many economies, especially across the developing world. Yet, youth are up to four times more likely to be unemployed than adult workers; threatening global prosperity and stability. The key factors driving this crisis is the lack of skills, knowledge and readiness gap preventing youth from taking advantage of employment opportunities. Will the next generation of workers will be adequately prepared for the jobs of today and the future, given their significant ability to drive growth and innovation? With a mixture of neuroscience, applied psychology and vocational rehabilitation there are several proposed solutions for this issue:
Engaging young people before, during, and after career development interventions.
Successfully placing young people into jobs which fosters their economic and employment security, increasing their potential for sustainable career success as particular stages of brain development.
Providing opportunities for young people to observe the modeling of career choice strategies; helping them build social support for their career choices early on; allowing for these community members to assist young people in implementing plans to achieve their career goals.
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