Apprentice wages

Apprenticeship Wages : TUC Findings

According to the TUC 135,000 apprentices in England are being paid below the minimum wage. The findings come as TUC […]


Youth Employment UK Budget Response

Commentary provided by Youth Employment UK CEO, Laura-Jane Rawlings Philip Hammond delivered his autumn budget yesterday boasting that it was […]


Technical education and apprenticeships: raising awareness in schools

From 2 January 2018 all local-authority-maintained schools and academies must give education and training providers the opportunity to talk to […]


5 things you didn’t know about transport and logistics

Finding the right job can be tricky… but knowledge is most definitely power. The more you know about every sector, […]


NEET Statistics

NEET Statistics Quarterly Brief July 2017 – September 2017

The Department for Education (DfE) have released the latest NEET statistics for young people, the data is taken from the […]


Careers that move

#CareersThatMove Transport & Logistics Campaign

Youth Employment UK in partnership with the Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport and The Imperial Group are running a […]


Tech Know-How: The New Way to Get Ahead

Improving tech know-how could bring economic benefits for individuals and UK plc over the long-term Socio economic background, gender and […]


November: Latest Employment Figures

The latest ONS data shows the employment rate at 75.0%, down slightly compared with April to June 2017 but up […]


Young Women in Apprenticeships: still not working?

Are the new apprenticeship measures doing enough to support young women into work? The Young Women’s Trust launched the follow […]


Employability and skills resources

Free Careers and Employability Resources for Schools, Colleges and Youth Organisations

We are delighted to launch a set of free careers and employability resources this week. We’ve built a range of […]


APPG Youth Employment Meeting Notes – October

We held the our first All Party Parliamentary Meeting for Youth Employment post the General Election earlier this month. The […]


Level 4 & 5 technical education to be reviewed

The Department for Education has confirmed it intends to conduct a review into higher level technical education, extending their initial […]