AMSTERDAM -- As Japan gropes for ways to motivate undereducated youths to look for jobs, other developed nations facing similar challenges are experimenting with steps to integrate them into the working population.
The Netherlands, for example, offers vocational training programs designed for those who lack basic education.
Roughly half of the unemployed youths in the country lack a "starting qualification" -- secondary vocational education, senior general secondary education or preuniversity qualification. These basic qualifications are considered a minimum for entering the job market.