TESYouth is looking for a Chair who will help to make a difference in the next stages of our development. TESYouth’s skills-based workshops combined with mentoring and work experience provide a much needed bridge to employment or self-employment for young people in particular the disadvantaged, unskilled and unemployed. We are seeking someone who can provide strategic leadership as well as contribute skills in the area of good governance, financial oversight, fundraising and business development. [av_button label=’More information and Apply’ link=’manually,https://reachskills.org.uk/opp/chair-24′ link_target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ position=’center’
An alarming level of young people (83%) think they need to fit into the same ‘mould’ as an employer to be hired according to a new research from City Year UK a youth social action charity. 78% of young people believe that employers don’t have enough faith in their skills and abilities, further highlighting the widening gap between young people and employers. Over a third (39%) of young people feel that ethnicity plays a factor in securing a job, and nearly
Only half of young adults in the UK see themselves as European, a poll has found. And one in five do not describe themselves as British, the survey revealed. Researchers at think tanks Demos and the British Council conducted the study as part of the Next Generation series, interviewing 18 to 30-year-olds in the UK. Only one in three of those surveyed said they could speak a foreign language at a ‘simple’ level. The research revealed that young people in
Less than a quarter of apprentices say teachers and education professionals advised them on vocational route into work. Almost four in five of young people were offered a job at the end of their apprenticeship. More than three quarters of young people say going on an apprenticeship improved their skills and career prospects while four in five would recommend them to others, according to new research from YMCA. In fact, almost four in five young people (79 per cent) say
