ManpowerGroup talked about the role of business, and what individual businesses could do to help improve the employment prospects for young people. Paper encourages employers to work more pro-actively with educators and trainers to make sure that young people had the hard and soft skills needed for success in the workplace. Paper encourages them to invest in new channels for young people moving from school to work, including apprenticeship and work experience programs. Paper encourages them to invest more in mentoring and developing their own young new hires. And Paper encourages them to cooperate with youth-owned business startups, both through mentoring of young entrepreneurs and by making room in their supply chains for youth-owned businesses.

How Policymakers Can Boost Youth Employment