DOI: https://doi.org/10.32515/2663-1636.2025.13(46).1.34-45

A Competency-Based Approach to Managing the Personnel Potential of Service-Sector Analysis of International Experience in Regulating Youth Migration Mobility Through the Lens of Security Implications

Serhii Holbanos

About the Authors

Serhii Holbanos, Postgraduate (student of the third (educational and scientific) level of higher education), Central Ukrainian National Technical University, Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4167-9753, e-mail: serhiy@golbanos.com

Abstract

This article presents a comprehensive analysis of international experience in regulating youth migration mobility, focusing on the security implications for countries of origin. It is substantiated that contemporary youth migration is a multidimensional phenomenon shaped by economic, social, political, cultural, and security factors. Special attention is given to the fact that youth, as the most mobile and adaptive social group, are the first to respond to changes in the labor market, educational opportunities, political situations, as well as to threats of war, conflict, or economic instability. Large-scale youth emigration is transforming from a local socio-economic phenomenon into a strategic challenge, impacting the demographic structure, innovation potential, economic and national security of countries of origin. The article systematizes the main models and tools for regulating youth migration mobility applied in leading countries worldwide. It analyzes the experiences of the EU, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, and several post-Soviet states in attracting, retaining, and reintegrating young migrants. It is determined that effective regulation is possible only under a comprehensive approach that combines economic, social, legal, cultural, and security instruments. The article demonstrates that successful strategies are those aimed at creating “magnets” for youth return, supporting circular mobility, developing youth entrepreneurship, educational and professional opportunities, as well as effective engagement with the diaspora.Particular attention is paid to the possibilities and limitations of adapting international experience to Ukrainian realities during wartime and the post-war period. It is shown that martial law, limited financial resources, infrastructure destruction, and labor market specifics complicate the implementation of large-scale youth support programs. At the same time, certain elements of international experience can already be utilized, including the development of distance education, support for youth entrepreneurship, creation of digital platforms for communication with the diaspora, and attracting international technical assistance for reintegration. It is argued that only a comprehensive, flexible, and innovative policy based on best international practices and adapted to Ukrainian conditions will minimize the negative security consequences of youth migration and leverage their mobility as a resource for the country’s recovery, modernization, and development.

Keywords

youth migration mobility, regulation, national security, international experience, demographic crisis, reintegration, policy

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