News Tag: youth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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