Beyond the formal economy: meeting young people where they're at

Abstract

Does the notion of the proper job and terms like formal and informal employment make sense in the world today? Are our ways of thinking about work preventing us from supporting young people's livelihoods? At a recent webinar, the HSRC's Adam Cooper and others suggested that education needs to better mirror the nature of work on the ground: fast-paced, responsive, and often made up of several different activities.