Hybrid
What can support for disadvantaged young people look like in the future?
Is it enough to combine the most successful digital methods with tried-and-tested physical ones?
In other words, are hybrid support services the right way to go?
We started JOBLINGE Hybrid with these questions at the beginning of 2022, because since the start of the coronavirus pandemic at the latest, it has become more difficult to reach young people for offers that help them start an apprenticeship and enter working life.
Many stakeholders involved in the transition from school to work are therefore asking themselves: How can we reach young people to support them on their path to a professional future?
And, even more importantly, how can we reach those who have so far been unreachable?
What initially sounds paradoxical is increasingly becoming a social challenge.
There are over 600,000 young people who are not registered in schools, in training or at the job center.
Here, support channels fail simply because there is a lack of contact.
Is it enough to combine the most successful digital methods with tried-and-tested physical ones?
In other words, are hybrid support services the right way to go?
We started JOBLINGE Hybrid with these questions at the beginning of 2022, because since the start of the coronavirus pandemic at the latest, it has become more difficult to reach young people for offers that help them start an apprenticeship and enter working life.
Many stakeholders involved in the transition from school to work are therefore asking themselves: How can we reach young people to support them on their path to a professional future?
And, even more importantly, how can we reach those who have so far been unreachable?
What initially sounds paradoxical is increasingly becoming a social challenge.
There are over 600,000 young people who are not registered in schools, in training or at the job center.
Here, support channels fail simply because there is a lack of contact.
Five insights from 12 months of innovation process
Trust and relationships are the basis of effective approaches.
Anyone who designs programs for young people needs to engage with them.
If you are looking for skilled workers, you need to get active early.
With committed employers, starting a career also works.
The key here is to open up opportunities in good time and secure long-term prospects.
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Those who don’t question remain stupid.
We won’t get anywhere if we look for the problems among young people.
Change succeeds with courageous players who are prepared to break new ground.