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Integrity 3.58 3.69 3.54 3.67 3.38
Intercultural
skills
4.12 4.02 3.79 4.02 3.46
IT skills 2.50 2.51 2.08 2.52 2.04
Leadership 3.92 3.79 3.58 3.29 3.17
Literacy
and/or
numeracy
Organisational
skills
Problem
solving skills
Selfconfidence
2.53 2.60 2.40 2.89 2.57
3.91 3.88 3.62 3.52 3.60
3.85 3.79 3.63 3.64 3.57
4.03 4.02 3.75 3.76 3.62
Team-working
4.22 4.18 4.14 3.98 4.26
skills
Source: Bath/ICF-GHK survey * The vast majority of survey
respondents (around 85%) were over 20 years old, meaning they
were at the age when they are either working or in higher education.
16% of respondents were between 16 and 20 years old, meaning still
possibly enrolled in general education.
Out of the top 6 skills and competences most often mentioned as
demanded by employers reported in section 4.1 five are also amongst
those developed to a greater extent through involvement in youth
organisations, reflecting a very strong match between both aspects.
Thus, communication skills, organisational/planning skills, decisionmaking
skills, team-working skills, confidence/autonomy are also
amongst those skills developed to a greater extent through
involvement in youth organisations, and are very often demanded by
employers. This pattern is only less neat for numeracy, which was
also often mentioned as being demanded by employers, but is
developed to a less significant extent through youth work than the
other five skills and competences previously mentioned.
During the stakeholder workshop, employers and other
stakeholders also supported, the view that young people develop a
wide range of skills and competences through their involvement in
youth organisations, including the following:
• Team working;
• Organisation of work and time;
• Taking responsibility;
• Adaptability;
• Autonomy;
• Resilience and perform under stress;
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