Generation AI: Results Day Meets the UK’s First AI-Native Job Market
As hundreds of thousands of young people receive their A-level and GCSE results this month, they’re entering a labour market unlike any previous generation. AI…
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Skills England Has Identified Accountancy As A Growth Profession. Now We Need The Talent Pipeline To Match
The publication of Skills England’s Sector Skills Needs Assessment for Professional and Business Services (PBS) should be a clarion call to policymakers, employers and the…
Impetus Research: Finds That The Government Pays £244,000 For Every NEET
Implementing three key reforms to reduce NEET numbers, including an ‘outreach army’ of NEET young people to find and engage the estimated 300,000 ‘hidden NEETs’, would save up to £6bn for the government in the…
Burnham in Number 10: A New Dawn For Education and Skills?
When Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham walks into Number 10- be that Downing Street or the ‘Number 10 of the north’ in Manchester- what should his…
Rebuilding Youth Economic Pathways in Yemen: From Fragmentation to Opportunity
A country facing prolonged conflict, economic fragmentation and collapsing public services cannot afford to leave its younger generation trapped between interrupted education, weak labour demand…
Youth Unemployment Is Rising – Why This Could Be a Turning Point for Youth Opportunity
Rising youth unemployment highlights growing complexity for practitioners. This article explores how recent reforms, system challenges and frontline insight shape what’s needed to support young…
IMI welcomes latest youth employment drive
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has welcomed the government’s announcement of a major employment drive aimed at unlocking 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships…
‘Off the Grid’: Just one in four young people who are NEET get help from the employment support system to find work
New research has revealed a critical disconnect between the number of England’s young people who are ‘NEET’ and the number who receive employment support services.…
Young people want to feel seen, listened to, and valued, Youth Employment Week should be just the beginning
Created by Youth Employment UK, Youth Employment Week is a chance for organisations to champion inclusive opportunities for young people. Last year, the education charity…
APPG Inquiry Findings: Helping Employers Back the Youth Guarantee
Following an inquiry into how employers can be supported to engage with the Youth Guarantee, the APPG for Youth Employment has released its full report…
