Category: Campaigning & Policy News
What does the Advanced British Standard (ABS) mean for young people?
At today’s Conservative Party Conference the Prime Minister made a host of new announcements including a new Advanced British Standard […]
Tackling youth unemployment could generate £69bn for UK economy
Youth Employment Group calls for “Young Person’s Guarantee” to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or […]
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance: Government response to the Committee’s Fourth Report
The House of Commons Education Committee have released their response to the January 2022 Education Select Committee’s inquiry into Careers […]
Compliance and Enforcement of the National Minimum Wage
The Low Pay Commission is an independent body that advises the government about the National Living Wage and the National […]
Desperate Measures: Data and Reform of Level 3 Qualifications
The #ProtectStudentChoice campaign is a coalition of 29 organisations that represent and support staff and students in schools, colleges and […]
MPs Sign Up to the Youth Friendly MP Charter
On the 5th June, Youth Employment UK and the APPG for Youth Employment invited MPs to attend a drop-in session […]
Pathways for All: A Commission on Level 2 & 3 Education and Training Reform
Youth Employment UK has today launched a Commission to explore the short, medium and long term friction points in the […]
A call to government to exempt young adult carers from the 21 hour rule
Learning and Work Institute and the Carers Trust are calling for young adult carers to be exempt from the 21 […]
MPs Invited to Sign “Youth Friendly MP Charter” and show support for Youth Employment Week
MPs will be signing the Youth Friendly MP Charter in Portcullis House on 5th July – and you can invite […]
How many people do my job?
The ONS has created an interactive tool that shows how many people listed an occupation in the 2021 Census. The […]
Skills Shortages In The UK Economy – Bulletin 12
The twelfth Skills Shortages Bulletin, published by Edge Foundation, finds that economic and social conditions remain challenging, and skills shortages […]
A Placed Based Approach is key to tackling youth unemployment hears second inquiry evidence session
The APPG for Youth Employment held its second evidence session for its latest inquiry “A place based approach to youth […]