Starting from February 2016, TESYouth among other things, will run following workshops every month: One-day “Introduction to Enterprise” workshop This workshop is designed for 18-24 year olds, who are interested in understanding what starting their own online Enterprise business is like. This is an interactive workshop that offers participants an opportunity to learn, practice and develop Enterprise business skills, including confidence, team work, creative thinking, problem solving, communication, negotiation and research. Book your place HERE. [av_hr class=’default’ height=’50’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’
PwC’s Young Workers Index, which weights eight indicators including employment, education and training for people aged 20-24, found Switzerland and Germany are the best performing EU countries, followed by Austria, Iceland and Norway. Meanwhile, UK’s performance remains below the OECD average at 21st place out of 34, despite seeing an improvement since 2011. According to the research, the results are consistent with other evidence that young people in the UK have been particularly hard hit by the economic downturn. PwC’s economist John Hawksworth
A third of young people lack confidence, according to a Sky survey – with some blaming social media. The Sky Academy report which surveyed 1,600 young people comes amid a campaign to boost confidence in young people, supported by YouTube sensation Alfie Deyes. The survey asked young people about the pressures that undermine confidence and how that can affect success in life. Of those interviewed, only 60% of girls said they felt confident, compared to 67% of boys. Meanwhile, 37% of of
