VOICE OF THE
WORKERS ISSUE 03 JANUARY 2014
EDITOR’S NOTE
Early School Leavers
Contents Too young to hitchhike a job
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We need to do this right
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The importance of Education and Training
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Early School Leaving and Youth Unemployment 05 Early School Leaving 06 Empowering Malta’s Human Capital for a Higher-Value Added Economy
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Initiatives at European Union level 08
Welcome to issue number 3 of the Voice of the Workers e-magazine. We are normally proud to say that we have a hard-working and flexible worker, who excels even when working abroad. However, might we be generalizing too much here? One negative aspect of our educational system is the relatively high amount of early school leavers. Although the severity of this problem may be subjective, it is safe to say that even one early VOICE OF THE
WORKERS
school leaver is one too many. We need every person to be well-educated, trained, and with the necessary skills to succeed. This issue presents to you a wide-ranging discussion, together with solutions proposed by the social partners. As usual, the CIA’s Brussels office is providing us with some aspects of how this situation is being discussed and treated at EU level. We trust that this issue is good food for thought. Enjoy!
Leaving school early has its repercussions, not only on the individual concerned, nut also on the person’s family, and ultimately on the economy as a whole READ MORE ON PAGE 3 1