When young people facing disadvantage told us what they want from employment support, they talked about changes to the whole system. It is clear that these young people need: holistic support that responds to their situation by taking their needs and strengths into account aligned services that work together to help them achieve their goals, rather than pulling in different directions connected services with effective communication and coordination across organisations and…
In the early stages of the COVID crisis last year, five organisations pledged to tackle youth unemployment, especially for young people who face disadvantage in the labour market, by forming the ‘Youth Employment Group’ (YEG). Since then, over 200 organisations have joined us as we campaign relentlessly for policymakers and politicians to do everything they…
Comedian and radio personality Noreen Khan has urged anyone who is eligible to make sure they enter this year’s Yorkshire Asian Young Achievers (YAYA) awards. Noreen, who will be the host of the glittering gala presentation night later this year that will celebrate those shortlisted for the awards, says the nominees last year were all…
Buyer: The Home Office Value: £2.6m Publication reference: 2021/S 000-015148 Publication date: 1 July 2021 F02: Contract notice View the opportunity here The objective of the Creating Opportunities Forum is to empower and support young people at risk of serious violence to be able to access employment-related opportunities and help them develop the skills they…
Applications are open for young people aged 16 – 25 years old, who are based in the East Midlands to apply for a £500 bursary. The Young Empowerment Fund invites young people to think of an idea for a creative project that will help with their personal development, develops their skills, and shares their creative…
The Institute for Employment Studies is leading a policy project on improving access to good work for young people as part of the Health Foundation’s five-year Young People’s Future Health Inquiry, aimed at shaping the future youth policy agenda across health, employment, economic security and transport. Please help support this work by sharing the Young People…
ERSA is delighted to share the organisations who have been awarded 12 months free membership. The funding comes from a Youth Futures Foundation grant awarded to ERSA in 2020 to significantly increase its work to tackle youth unemployment. Read the call for applications here. The funding is in part being offered as a bursary fund…
Impetus share groundbreaking collection of reports investigating the link between education and employment outcomes. Before COVID-19 hit, Impetus’ Youth Jobs Gap series had measured the gap in employment outcomes between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their better-off peers. The findings were stark – disadvantaged young people are twice as likely to not be in education, employment or…
An open letter citing the need for an extension to the Kickstart youth employability scheme has been signed by leading members of sector trade body ERSA. The statement, published below, calls on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the programme to December 2022. ERSA comprises hundreds of organisations tasked with delivering services to Kickstart participants. Almost 800 people…
The Prince’s Trust require organisations/consortia with a track record of delivering employment support to young people. The organisations will have strong connections to the health and social care sector, or be employers in the sector, in order to secure the experiences and job opportunities for young people to move into. The organisations will deliver pre-employment…