My work experience week with UKCES
First day of work experience, 6:45 Alarm went off 6:46 Woke up 6:48 Went back to sleep 7:10 Woke up again 7:14 Got up From Hackney there are a number of ways to get to Westminster, but as a person …
Youth employment
Supporting the greatest shows on earth
If there’s one thing we in the UK do well, it’s put on a good show. The London 2012 Olympic, Paralympic Games and the Cultural Olympiad were a shining example of our triumphs. Not for the first time, the best …
What can employers and employees do about youth unemployment?
What can employers and employees do about youth unemployment? The latest unemployment figures published in October showed a welcome fall in the number of people out of work, with youth unemployment retreating below the 1 million mark, falling by 62,000. …
Onwards and upwards? Young people and the labour market
The latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics suggest a fall of 62,000 in the number of young people who are unemployed. This is good news, although with some 957,000 still looking for work there remains a long way …
Northern Ireland’s employers called to action
Last month the UK Commission’s Chairman, Charlie Mayfield, joined me to call upon Northern Ireland’s employers to take control of the skills agenda. Like elsewhere in the UK, Northern Ireland is facing significant skills “potholes” that employers, if given the …
What can young people bring to your business?
Toby Peyton-Jones, Director of HR for Siemens UK & North West Europe and a Commissioner at the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, explains why it’s good business to ‘grow your own’ One of the biggest challenges that employers face …
Youth unemployment: we all pay the costs
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Michelle Gardner, Posted on:
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Career guidance, Skills and training, Youth employment
Too many young people are stuck in the catch-22 situation – no work without experience: no experience without work. But their pain also means that employers risk not having the skilled workforce they need. The result? We all lose out …
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