Employment Support Sector: Rising to the youth employment challenge
Monday 22 February, 9am – 5.30pm
Online 

Setting the scene
The Youth Offer, Department for Work and Pensions
Youth Labour Market Analysis, Tony Wilson, Director Institute for Employment Studies
Disadvantaged Youth, Samantha Windett, Director of Policy, Impetus

Youth Policy Responses
Laura-Jane Rawlings, Founder and CEO, Youth Employment UK
Stephen Evans, Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute
Richard Rigby, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, The Prince's Trust
Jason Arthur, Director of Strategy and Innovation, Youth Futures Foundation 

Call out for video submissions, case studies and quotes from young people
Do you have a compelling story to tell about some of the young people your organisation has supported towards and into good work? We want to hear from frontline advisers, work coaches, other employability professionals and of course young people. To find out more about submitting something, get in touch with the team via events@ersa.org.uk.  

Research and policy experts
Similarly we want to bring all the research and policy thinking together in one place to support all the work organisations having been putting out across the last year, campaigning for better opportunities for young people. 

Employment Support Providers Response         
In the afternoon, we want to hear from ERSA members and other organisations across the UK in how they have adapted and responded to support young people. If you are currently delivering a project, however small, however funded, please get in touch and tell us about it via events@ersa.org.uk. 

Creating decent jobs for young people

Challenges for 2021 and our collective recommendations to commissioners

Online registration will open on Wednesday 20 January with a live link here and via https://ersa.eventbrite.co.uk

For further information, speaker suggestions and sponosrship opportunities please conact via us events@ersa.org.uk.