RP143 NEET

 RP143 NEET

The acronym NEET stands for" Not in Education, Employment, or Training. "NEET usually refers to people who have been out of work, school, and training for some time. NEET people often have negative psychological states. Some of these are causes of their NEET status; others are results.

Many young people become NEET because they don't have good job qualifications. In this slow economy, competition for jobs is fierce. Because they think they have poor qualifications, they may lack confidence. Without confidence, they may lose motivation and forget how to even set goals, let alone how to achieve them. Their NEET status can pull them into a vicious circle: the longer they are away from a job, the more difficult it is for them to find one and perform in it.

According to The Prince's Trust Youth Index 2010, many NEET youth feel more negative about the world than their peers. The 16~25-year-old people in the survey were less likely to feel happy or loved most of the time. They were far more likely to agree with statements like," My life has no direction," "I do not feel valued by those around me," "I have nothing to look forward to," and even "I have felt suicidal."

The obvious solution for NEETs is a better economy and more jobs. More importantly, we need to create a society where being out of work is not a source of shame. Life is about more than work. We human beings should remember that our lives are valuable for a huge variety of reasons. A paycheck shouldn't be the only one.