Based on interviews with 2,265 people, aged 16 to 25, it suggests half of unemployed young people often feel anxious about everyday situations and 46% avoid meeting new people. Young people risk becoming “socially isolated” while unemployed, Martina Milburn from the trust said. Employment Minister Esther McVey said youth unemployment had seen big falls. The Prince’s Trust Macquarie Youth Index suggests 13% of people in the UK aged between 16 and 25 often feel too anxious to leave their house. But it said
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
For young people looking for their first job, one of the biggest hurdles can be the interview process. However, some employers have complained of candidates who are unfamiliar with basic rules, such as shaking hands. The BBC’s Steph McGovern has been looking at the skills shortages in Britain. She has been to meet the UK Commissioner for Employment and Skills, who wants businesses to work more closely with schools to help young people start a career. Read
According to a labour market analysis from Centre for Cities, a think tank that studies the UK’s urban economics, Youth unemployment varies considerably from city to city. Before the recession, 13.8 per cent of working population aged 16–24 was unemployed compared with 16.2 per cent today. At 5.9 per cent of young claimants, Oxford has the lowest long-term unemployment, while Warrington has the highest, with over a quarter of unemployed young people looking for work for a year or more. Overall, youth unemployment
We are pleased to announce that we have being awarded £9,985.00 from AwardsforAll to support unemployed young people with a range of Skills-based workshops to improve their future employment prospects. Here is the press announcement: “This is a project by a community organisation in Barnet. The group will use the funding to purchase a range of electronic equipment in order to provide training workshops for unemployed young people, and hire a consultant to develop a business plan for the organisation.
