The 2023 evaluation of the 2014 QFT and the 2023 Eurobarometer survey both point to improved quality of traineeships across the EU since 2014, after the adoption of the Recommendation. However, concerns persist regarding trainees' working conditions, which have not been adequately addressed by national legislation, and the significant variations across Member States and types of traineeships. Furthermore, while traineeships are increasingly recognised as a critical step to increase employability, for young people in particular, a growing number of reports pointing to unfair practices as well as court cases of abusive practices have raised media attention and political concerns about the existing national frameworks governing traineeships and what the EU can do.

This study has the objective of supporting the impact assessment of a new EU-level initiative aiming to improve quality, inclusiveness, and access to traineeships. 

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