EU actions addressing traineeships for young people
The share of young people completing a traineeship before taking up a regular job significantly increased over the last 10 years. Studies show that traineeships can help young people to make the transition to regular employment. The 2014 Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships (under update at the time of publication) establishes key criteria for good quality traineeships. Our review provides an overview of the EU actions and funding supporting traineeships. We identified challenges related to the: varying definition of t