1. Workshop on Measuring the Transition from School to Labour Market Item 7.5 – Preparation of the 2016 LFS module on young people on the labour market
11 to 14 March 2013

2. AHM programme 2016-18 2016: Young people on the labour market
2017: Self-employment
2018: Reconciliation between work and family life

3. Topics relevant for EU policies
Drop-outs and low-skilled young people; high-skilled people
School-to-work transitions
Skills and geographical mismatches
Segmented labour markets

4. Module 2016 – young people on the LM
Context
Partial success of the previous 2009 AHM
Demand for high-quality data
Task force set in place, with 8 countries, DG EAC, DG EMPL, CEDEFOP + Eurostat
First meeting in February 2013

5. Use of panels for measuring some aspects of the transition
LFS panel for transition instead of retrospective questions in ad-hoc module
Longitudinal panel of the EU survey used for Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC)

6. Structure Three dimensions initially considered:
educational background
obstacles in finding jobs
mismatches between job and skills
Outcome after the first meeting: 3 sub-modules
career strategies
job fit

7. Issues related to the measurement of skills mismatch
Subjective measure
Skills resulting from education and work experience
Different perspectives for different groups
Remarks:
From an individual point of view
Possible for over-qualification (Bologna report see item 7.3)
Possible approach: learned profession compared to current job

8. Target group and main concepts
Educational background
Time of leaving education (drop-out included)
Vocational component
Career strategies
Specific steps taken (work, new skills, competences)
Specific strategies (mobility, job search methods)
Job fit
Job (dis)satisfaction
Motivation for change

9. Work ahead New TF meeting in April List of variables and questionnaire
Testing in several countries in autumn-winter 2013
Final TF meeting in spring 2014
Endorsement by the European Statistical Committee
Variables published in a EU Regulation

10. Annex: Variable on over-qualification proposed for the 2014 Module
OVERQUAL – Over-qualified for job
Qualifications and skills of the person would allow more demanding tasks than current job
Respondents: all persons in employment
Yes/No variable
Proposed question: Considering your educational level, experience and skills, do you feel over-qualified for your current main job? With over-qualified is meant that the qualifications and skills of the person would allow him/her more demanding tasks than the current job