Motivation key to get marginalised youths into education

Youth researcher Noemi Katznelson’s recommendations for tailoring youth measures:

Make sure you have a high degree of specialised knowledge in order to handle the group’s complexity

Create horizontal cooperation between different measures and professionals working with the young people

Create vertical cooperation between measures so that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel

There should be a link between the social sector and education

Create an overview over the field — this allows for the systematic sharing of knowledge and knowledge development, coordination etc.

No young people should be left to their own devices for longer periods of time

Create different criteria for success to suit different youths. For some an education, for others work for a limited time under special conditions, alternative education opportunities etc. 

Young people who are ready to study can gain from preparatory courses leading up to the education in question, with teaching, practical work and mentors.