Transition to Work, Youth Policies and Participation in Italy

The National Report, after stating the socio-economic structural conditions affecting young people transiction to adulthood, analyses limits and potential of italian young people's active participation in their transitions to work. National and regional policies have not always considered young people's subjective motivation for citizenship and lifelong learning. By enhancing the role of local youth policies within this area the potential of informal learning in transitions to work is expected to be uncovered. Experiences of young people in thre italian regions (Piemonte, Emilia-Romagna, Sicily) are assessed, comparing disengaged young people with 'risk biographies' to those with 'choice biographies' combining formal and informal learning. The main aim of the national report is to improve the knowledge of the prerequisites for citizenship, focusing upon young people's active participation in their transition to the labour market.