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Evaluation of the Impact of the Youth Service: NEET programme

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Youth Service: Not in Employment, Education or Training (or YS: NEET) is a government programme designed to encourage and assist disadvantaged 16-17 year olds to stay in education or training and improve their qualification attainment. Community organisations are contracted to undertake needs assessments and provide mentoring and support for these youth. This paper evaluates the impact of the programme on the educational retention, qualification achievement, benefit receipt, inactivity and employment rates of participating youth in the 18-24 months after they enrol in YS: NEET. Administrative data from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) is used to measure individuals' outcomes. The impacts of the programme are estimated by comparing the outcomes of participants with those of a matched comparison group of similar youth who did not participate.

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  • Sylvia Dixon & Sarah Crichton, 2016. "Evaluation of the Impact of the Youth Service: NEET programme," Treasury Working Paper Series 16/08, New Zealand Treasury.
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    1. Keith McLeod & Sylvia Dixon & Sarah Crichton, 2016. "Evaluation of the Impact of the Youth Service: Youth Payment and Young Parent Payment," Treasury Working Paper Series 16/07, New Zealand Treasury.
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    Keywords

    Youth transitions; youth mentoring; not in employment; education or training; impact evaluation;
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    JEL classification:

    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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