'No dead ends': What the Dutch can teach us about tackling youth unemployment

'No dead ends': What the Dutch can teach us about tackling youth unemployment35 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAnna HolliganBBC News, NetherlandsAnthony Devlin/Getty ImagesA landmark report last month found Britain is grappling with a youth engagement crisis - with nearly one in eight 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (Neet).Alan Milburn, the former health secretary who authored the report, warned one in six young people could become Neet within five years unless urgent action is taken.What does Neet stand for and why does the UK have so many?He identified that the Dutch approach was one the UK could learn from. The Netherlands has one of the lowest Neet rates in the world, at 4.9% among 18 to 24-year-olds.

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