Young people face a postcode lottery when trying to find work experience, with employers in some parts of the country almost twice as likely to offer it as their counterparts in other areas. According the report “Catch 16-24: Youth Employment Challenge“, from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) one in five employers say that nothing could persuade them to offer work experience, despite the fact that 66% of businesses say experience is critical when recruiting new staff. It
According the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) local councils do not know what large numbers of 16- to 18-year-olds in their areas are doing and fail to give them adequate support. The PAC is also critical of a lack of careers advice for young people. The government said the rate of 16- to 18-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training (Neet) is at its lowest since consistent records began. But in a report, the committee says 148,000 out of two
To support the young people in our community and make a difference for these young people, TESYouth is planning to facilitate a series of taster Enterprise Day workshops. Our aim is to tackle and reduce youth unemployment by equipping and empowering young people with self-confidence, knowledge and professional skills. To that end we are looking for like-minded partners who have appropriate rooms available where these could be hosted. This would be an excellent brand and marketing opportunity. The day workshops will be offered
More than half of British businesses say young people do not have the right skills for the job when they leave school. But it’s not just an issue for sectors such as high end engineering. More than one in 10 hotels and restaurants are having problems filling vacancies. Read more
Long-term youth unemployment is costing taxpayers more than £180m a year, according to new analysis by Labour. Rachel Reeves, the shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, seized on the figures, arguing that youth unemployment was “a huge waste of [their] talents and potential”. Nearly 30,000 people aged 24 and under have been on the dole for longer than a year and each is estimated to cost the economy £6,243 a year in benefits and lost tax revenue. A Department for Work and Pensions
