Apprenticeship

Mohamed Amine Htiouich began honing his metal engraving skills as a teenager. Now the 37-year-old Tunisian is training the next generation in the ancient art, recently recognized by UNESCO.

Htiouich first worked on copper, then silver and finally gold at the family's workshop in the old medina of Tunis.

The Greek government is set to table legislation that will comprehensively restructure and upgrade professional education and training, linking it with businesses and the market's needs.

The Vice President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas and the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Kostis Hatzidakis visited the Vocational School of the Public Employment Service - D.Y.P.A. in Egaleo, on the occasion of Europe Day.

Edirnekari, an art of wood carving and decorating, which has been carried out by resident craftsmen in the northwestern province of Edirne for nearly 500 years, has been passed down many generations with a master-apprentice tradition.

Vladislav Nikolov, with shy youthful looks and sporting neat work overalls, belongs to a rare breed in Bulgaria: Apprentices.

The Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) has denied some recent reports that have claimed unemployment data was not a reflection of the actual figures and on-the-job trainees and apprentices had been counted as employed people.

Shall we start with the report from the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) titled "Being a Child Laborer in Turkey," on the occasion of April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day? 

As Turkey celebrates Teachers' Day on Nov. 24, uncertainty over a proposed paid apprenticeship and "Teachers Academy" has set tongues wagging among the country's almost 900,000 educators.

The head of the Turkish Employment Organization (??KUR) has complained about the lack of interest among unemployed people for the thousands of open positions offered by the organization. 

In April 2013, EU Member States made a commitment to ensure young people's successful transition into work by establishing Youth Guarantee schemes.