Any attempt to construct a detailed vision of the conditions under which individuals access employment has to take into account structural changes in the functioning of the labour market. Céreq analyses the role the following play in the early years of the working life: the public service, entrepreneurship and the transition into or entrapment in fixed-term contracts, which has become the commonest mode of entry into employment. Studies have also investigated the development of multiple careers and of employment in the sharing economy for young people and throughout individuals’ entire career trajectories.
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La cuestión de las reconversiones profesionales está en el centro de los problemas actuales. Pero querer cambiar de profesión no garantiza la reconversión, y mucho menos que se encuentre un trabajo. Aunque obreros y empleados poco calificados son los más propensos a querer cambiar, también son los que menos se benefician de una trayectoria de reconversión.…
The question of retraining lies at the heart of current employment policy issues. However, wanting to change occupation is no guarantee of completing a retraining programme, even less of finding a job. While low-skilled blue- and white-collar workers are the ones most likely to seek a change, they are also the ones who benefit least from a retraining programme. Workers’ desires to retrain are…
Since the 1980s, all OECD countries have seen significant increases in the share of their populations completing their education with a higher education qualification. This drive to raise education levels is intended to help national economies deal with rapid changes. While it is still too early to assess the scale of the effects of these changes over the long term, we can legitimately seek to…