Aspects of youth competencies in the 21st century in the European Union

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present the youth unemployment problem that the European Union countries are facing nowadays. To this end, we investigate the competencies and skills considered necessary in the 21 Century. We do this by presenting the competencies considered important by European employers versus Romanian employers. Not least, we reveal future directions in terms of skills required by employers.

Keywords

• youth unemployment
• 21 century competencies
• required skills
• e24
• f6