More career opportunities for young people
Over 1 in 5 (1.5m) young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training, including 0.25m unemployed for over a year. By 2022 this will result in c. £28 billion in costs to the exchequer & lost output to the economy, on top of the human & social costs. Opportunities for young people to get in and move up in the workplace are diminishing – under a quarter of employers recruit young people straight from education. Work experience needs to be reinvented as an integral part of the transition from education into work. Under this outcome, the Commission will set out and promote a compelling business case, particularly for small employers, for offering more opportunities to young people.
Our Commissioner team leading this outcome:
Lead Commissioner : Liz Sayce OBE, Chief Executive, Disability Rights UK
Seyi Obakin, Chief Executive, Centrepoint
Julie Kenny, CBE DL, Chairman & Chief Executive, Pyronix Ltd
Valerie Todd, Director of talent and Resources, Crossrail Ltd
Lord Victor Adebowale, Chief Executive, Turning Point
Dr. Deirdre Hughes OBE, Lead Consultant, European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network
Dr Bill McGinnis CBE DL, N.Ireland Advisor, Employment and Skills
Our key deliverables in 2012/13
- The challenge is clearly defined through a series of four Commissioner reports on the changing nature of work for young people and what it means for employers, published by end of Q1
- A strategy and targeted delivery plan for a call to action is in place by Q1
- The scope of the Commission’s competitive investment funds is extended, resulting in increased investment in employer owned work experience and career opportunity solutions for young people by Q4
- The Commission has received new investment proposals from at least 10 to 12 sectors and localities that feature employability, recruitment and/or progression of young people by Q4
- Three to five Employer Ownership pilots feature work experience solutions for young people by Q2
- A new Investors in People product is developed by Q3 to help promote the benefits of high quality recruitment practices
- Contributed to the development of resource materials for career practitioners by Q4
Please view the UK Commission’s Youth Policy (PDF, 243 Kb)
