Our Youth Commission is looking at how to improve education and employment opportunities for 16-24 year olds.

New Report

Fit for Purpose? Employment and education support for young people

Previous reports have analysed how these challenges vary across England, and how demographic and economic changes will alter the context for and impact of these challenges. Taken together, they mean young people will have longer working lives, requiring regular updating of skills and career changes.

This report analyses current education, employment and skills services and planned changes, and identifies how they match up against these future challenges.

Our work

Launch Report: Opportunity Knocks

Youth Opportunity Index

• Youth Opportunity Index maps
• Youth Opportunity Index local education authority rankings
• Youth Opportunity Index regional rankings

Tomorrow’s World: future of the labour market

National and international case studies

Media coverage

FE Week - How local areas are tackling youth unemployment

BBC East Midlands Today - coverage from 6 minutes 30 seconds.

Channel 4 News: Why is Nottingham the hardest place in UK for young people to find employment or training?

BBC East Midlands: 'Worst' prospects for young in Nottingham

Tes: 'Not investing in skills is a false economy'

Yorkshire Post: Wake-up calls on skills agenda. Reports link school results to poverty

Bolton News: Youth Opportunities Index: Is Bolton failing its young people?

Tes: Revealed: 'Cold spots' for education and jobs

TES article: Learning and Work Institute Youth Commission aims to address the 'opportunity divide' among young people

Fabian Society blog: Back to the future

TES article: 'Too often, life chances are determined by your background'

TES article: Here’s a Neet idea: help young people

RSA blog: Young people deserve more than snakes and ladders

What will the Commission do?

Running for one year from July 2018, the Commission will look at:

• Current education and employment outcomes for young people and how these vary by area and demographic group
• The impact of future changes to the jobs market resulting from automation and global economic change
• Whether current policy plans, including apprenticeships, T Levels and the Youth Obligation, match up to need
• Examples of best practice from the UK and other countries
• Developing a vision for better support for young people, and concrete proposals for delivering this

How can I get involved?

We want to hear from you if you’ve got an interesting example of good practice supporting young people through education and employment, or if you’ve got new ideas for change.

There are also still opportunities to support the work of the Commission, including through sponsoring an event or extra piece of research.

To get involved sign up below or get in contact with us at youthcommission@learningandwork.org.uk

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