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Too young to work (published in Liberal from Thursday, January 31, 2008) Why wages

The downside of the boom in employment is a difficult entry into employment of young people. According to the latest Eurostat figures (September 2007) the unemployment rate of Italians under 25 is 20.2 percent, among the highest in Europe. Worse than we only Romania and Poland, respectively 21 and 20.5 percent, and Greece, bringing up the rear with 22.6. The figures become alarming if we consider the South: Campania, Calabria, the percentage exceeds 35 percent, while Sicily nearly as much as 40. Italy is also a black shirt in front of the partner of the East, with lower rates to our South By contrast, the countries most virtuous of us have seen lower numbers: Austria and Germany, respectively, do not go beyond the '8, 3 and 10.8 per cent, the Netherlands is a mirage, with its 5.4. Yet the Italian unemployment rate is below the European average (7.3 percent) so as to reach 5.6 in September, the lowest since 1992). How to explain this inconsistency? The belated entry into the labor market may be an answer. But it is not the only one. Italian students, in fact, are often victims of cliches the first degree as a piece of paper that is worthless. The university says that the process must necessarily continue in training for employment as sometimes unnecessary and expensive master level degrees. But the degrees considered short (sometimes with contempt), once sown produce their fruit. Emblematic as evidenced by the annual report of Chile (Inter-University Consortium of Lombardy for automatic processing), as part of Stella (statistics relating to graduates and professional). And this work gives an overview the situation that soothes even the most skeptical. The three-year graduates who opt for an immediate entry into the labor market, find jobs in the short term and satisfactory salaries (who is in possession of a three-year degree has an average salary of 1175 €, while an average salary of graduates € 1173). But the matter does not end here. In the architecture of the Italian educational system is revealed the lack of dialogue between educational institutions and businesses. Writes Professor Tiraboschi the Bulletin of the ADAPT January 14: "Italy suffers the problem of non-connection between school and the labor market. And most of all take-off of certain non-core content tools the Biagi Law. The presence of offices of guidance and placement in schools and universities, in the first place. But even the first level of apprenticeship, one that is aimed at building training and educational contexts and working arrangements. A tool widely experienced in the countries most virtuous, and that fits well with the logic of the new economy have finally broken the barrier between school and business. " The training should therefore not be limited to mere instruments of learning, but also the opportunities that enable students to decipher the demands of the labor market. Educational institutions are therefore requested to facilitate the matching between demand and supply of labor, through the establishment of placement services (ie employment) and making agreements with businesses aimed at providing its students opportunities for internships, now necessary to enter the world of work. All instruments are not effectively implemented in our country. A missed opportunity to reduce the time lag between schools, universities and the labor market.

Alessio Maniscalco

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