According to a report published by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), young people in the UK need more help getting the vital experience needed to find work, or risk falling behind their international counterparts. Calling on business, education and government to do more to give young people opportunities to ‘earn and learn’, the report Youth employment in an international context, notes that youth unemployment in the UK is falling, but claims there is still more
At 15, Thomas Suarez is a seasoned businessman. He also has his own company, CarrotCorp, formed when he was 11 years old and making his first apps. Thomas’ most popular creation to date is “Bustin Jieber,” a smartphone game that allows people to pretend to whack pop star Justin Bieber to make him scream and it all happens to the Benny Hill theme song. Thomas also does product and technology reviews for the Tribeca Film Festival and is already a popular
A report examining employment rates for different groups, including young people, disabled workers, and black and Asian employees, has found that untrained young people are most likely to be jobless. The report Equitable Full Employment: A jobs recovery for all, by the TUC, revealed that despite the recovering labour market, job prospects for low or unskilled young people are declining. This is in contrast to other disadvantaged groups such as lone parents and older poorly qualified workers, whose chances of being employed
By participating in TESYouth’s work experience programme most definitely saw my confidence flourish, my skills develop and my long-term career goals emerge. I was driven to apply for the opportunity by a quest for both personal and professional development before commencing Higher Education, in the hopes of gaining a competitive edge in the job market after finishing my degree. With youth unemployment figures soaring high, I became eager to do everything I could to give myself the best career prospects
I joined TESYouth as intern for 3 month. When I first joined TESYouth, I merely saw it as “a means to an end” to increase my chances of securing a permanent job. I thought it might be something impressive to put on my CV that I could talk about in interviews, or at least a productive use of my time while I was unemployed. But even after my first week within the organisation, it had become clear that it was
