Neet population - challenges of employment in some European countries

Neet populacija obuhvaća mlade od 15 do 29 godine koji nisu u sustavu obrazovanja, nisu zaposleni te se ne usavršavaju (Neet - not in employment, education or training). Oni se teško zapošljavaju te su u većem riziku od siromaštva. Europska unija je prepoznala NEET populaciju kao problem te je donijela nekoliko dokumenata i smjernica kao bi se njen broj smanjio na ispod 10%. Najvažniji dokumenti su Strategija Europa 2020 te Garancija za mlade. Neke od zemalja koje su uspjele doseći taj postotak su Njemačka, Nizozemska i Danska, dok je postotak NEET populacije u Hrvatskoj veći od 10%. Najbrojniji pripadnici NEET skupine su žene, dok su migranti, osobe s invaliditetom, osobe s nižim prihodima, osobe s nižim stupnjem obrazovanja, osobe koje žive u ruralnim područjima te čiji roditelji su razvedeni ili imaju niži stupanj obrazovanja, u većem riziku od ulaska u NEET status. Kao najveći problem kod NEET populacije se ističe pronalazak iste jer o njoj nema podataka ni evidencije. Zbog toga je bitna suradnja između različitih ministarstava, posebno sustava obrazovanja ni zapošljavanja, lokalne sredine i stručnjaka, kako bi se mladi u NEET statusu identificirali i kako bi se pronašao način kako im pomoći da nastave obrazovanje, usavršavanje ili izađu na tržite radaNeet population includes young people between the ages of 15 and 29 who are not in the education system, are not employed and in training (Neet - not in employment, education or training).They find it difficult to find employment and are at greater risk of poverty. The European Union recognized the NEET population as a problem and adopted several documents and guidelines in order to reduce its number to below 10%. The most important documents are the Europe 2020 Strategy and the Youth Guarantee. Some of the countries that managed to reach that percentage are Germany, Netherlands and Denmark, while the percentage of the NEET population in Croatia is higher than 10%. The most numerous members of the NEET group are women, while migrants, people with disabilities, with lower income, people with a lower level of education, people who live in rural areas and whose parents are divorced or have a lower level of education are at a higher risk of entering NEET status. The biggest problem with the NEET population is finding it, because there is no data or records about it. This is why cooperation between different ministries, especially the education and employment systems, the local environment and experts, is essential in order to identify young people in NEET status and to find a way to help them continue their education, training or enter the labour market