1. Supporting young people transition between education and employment
Laura-Jane Rawlings

2. Who we are
Youth Employment UK are the leading voice and expert on youth employment issues in the UK
We are a not for profit organisation set up in 2012 to reduce youth unemployment and support every young person to progress
We work with all stakeholders invested in youth employment and champion collaboration
We work to engage employers in quality youth friendly practice, provide young people the tools to explore and develop their skills and career options as well as providing a voice on policy.

3. We collaborate with: With thanks to our Patron energy & utility skills
people plus
Big Lottery
With thanks to our Patron

4. Our Purpose
1. To give young people a voice and empower them to be better prepared for the world of work
2. To help organisations be better equipped to support young people and adopt Youth Friendly principles
3. To ensure that government policy is geared towards the real needs of young people

5. Youth Employment Where We Are Today
There are nearly 800,000 young people NEET (not in education, employment or training)
Young people as a group are nearly 3 times more likely to be unemployed than any other group
Since the highest levels of youth unemployment of 2011 there has been a myriad of government, private and third sector investment and policy reform

6. Structural Issues Youth unemployment is complex: Global Recession
Social Mobility
Structure of Jobs
Young people unprepared for work
Skills Mismatch
Employer expectations & perceptions
Education Focus
Welfare support
Access to jobs
Funding for local authority services

7. The cost of youth unemployment
Public Cost
Economic Cost
Social Cost
Individual Cost

8. Family? Government? School? Local Authority? Third Sector? Business?
Who’s job?
Family? Government? School? Local Authority? Third Sector? Business?
Mine?
Yours?
Theirs?
Ours?
Role of the family in social mobility
Young people rely more on their parents for financial support than the parental generation. Young people whose families had economic and cultural capital were more likely to be dependant and less ambitious, whilst young people who received less family support were more independent. The values attributed by parents to work affects young people’s ambitions. Parents who directly showed their children work had more ambitious children.

9. Youth Voice Census What are young people telling us?
1498 young people aged took part in the 2018 Youth Voice Census

11. Youth Voice Census

12. What Works? Co-Creation Personalisation Role Models and Mentoring
Family engagement
Employer Encounters

13. Creating Young Professional Hubs

14. What next?
Work with your young people to understand what they want and need from a skills and careers resource in your library
Create a space
Utilise our Teacher Resources to understand how the Young Professional can be used in your library
Lesson Plans
Guides
Posters

15. Thank you
Laura-Jane Rawlings
@YEUK2012