Investing in Youth: Sweden
This report is part of the series on "Investing in Youth" which builds on the expertise of the OECD on youth employment, social support and skills. This series covers both OECD countries and countries in the process of accession to the OECD, as well as some emerging economies. The report provides a detailed diagnosis of youth policies in the area of education, training, social and employment policies. Its main focus is on disadvantaged youth including those at risk of disengaging.
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Raising school completion rates and providing high-quality professional training in Sweden
This chapter discusses Sweden’s upper secondary education system, especially its performance for disadvantaged and at-risk youth. It looks at early school leaving in Sweden, policies aimed at combating school dropout, and at ways of designing education programmes for students who are not successful in the mainstream school system. It then examines vocational education and training in Sweden, with a focus on workplace based training programmes, and career guidance at school. Finally, it gives an overview of social services offered in school, and the co-ordination of these services.
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