Youth Employment UK leads Open Letter to Boris: “Kick start the economy by investing in jobs and people”

Youth Employment UK along with over 200 organisations across the UK, has signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, […]


Opportunity Guarantee – A call to the Prime Minister

14 June 2020 Dear Prime Minister, The unemployment figures released by the Office for National Statistics on Tuesday will reveal […]


My thoughts on the financial impacts of lockdown for business and the economy

Youth Ambassador Ben Fisher shares his thoughts and fears on the financial impact of Covid-19 on business the economy and […]


Youth and COVID-19: Response, recovery and resilience

The OECD have released their insights in to how the current pandemic is impacting young people, read the full report […]


Skills Shortage in the UK

A new report by the Edge Foundation published today states  “the fourth industrial revolution is changing the skills required within […]


Supporting young people to use our free skills and careers resources

Our free to access careers and skills support for young people is always and impartial, we know many of those […]


COVID-19 and Post-16 Education Planning for a very different September

I was delighted to be invited to join an online round-table this week to discuss the challenges ahead with Post-16 […]


Looking for work – download the new careers booklet from Youth Employment UK

Download the free Looking for Work careers booklet from Youth Employment UK – your guide to planning, applying for and […]


Youth Employment UK Launch Parent Hub

Young people tell us that they rely on their parents and carers as one of the key sources of information […]


Working safely during Coronavirus : webinars for businesses

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have launched a series of webinars for businesses to help them make […]


New end-point assessment flexibility for calculated functional skills qualifications

The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education on Friday announced a new temporary flexibility that enables apprentices to take their End […]


How to support young people with special education needs into work

Updated May 2024 The employment rate of disabled people is 54.2%, compared to 82% of non-disabled people (2023). This gap […]