Developing and Demonstrating Initiative

Have you ever started a project or activity on your own? That’s a great way of developing your initiative – […]


GetMyFirstJob – 60% of UK school leavers admit to feeling unprepared for world of work, reveals new survey

Monday 13th June: Over 60% of young people in the UK feel inadequately prepared for the world of work by […]


Talent Match North East Presents OpportUNITY

Employers to highlight challenges and barriers to supporting young people in to employment. Employment is a two-way agreement and as […]


Volunteering Experience – Using and Gaining Transferable Skills

by Michael Tran, YEUK Youth Ambassador The last of our articles celebrating #volunteersweek, where Michael shares his experience of volunteering […]


iWill Campaign – Volunteers Week Resource Pack

With Volunteers week running from 1st – 12th June, we have created a short resource pack and would like your […]


How Youth Social Action Improves Employability & Wellbeing

As part of #volunteersweek I explore youth social action and how it has played a huge part in changing my own […]


Autism in the workplace

Read our advice on removing any unintended barriers during recruitment and supporting young people with autism. What is autism? Autism […]


Regional Youth Works North East – Reducing the Skills Gap

Reducing the Skills Gap is a young person led training programme that improves the development of employability skills in young […]


Case Study from NCC- Why hiring young people is good for your business

Read our interview with one heck of a Youth Friendly business! Why did NCC decide to employ young people and […]


Volunteering – What can it do for you?

by Jake Sidhu – YEUK Youth Ambassador Ahead of #volunteersweek, starting 1st June, and with this month’s APPG for Youth […]


Apprenticeships: How to find the right one for you

With so many apprenticeships to choose from, it can be difficult to find an apprenticeship you will enjoy that’s right […]


Reflections on the emotional plight of trying to find work – Some possible solutions

By Laurence Griffin In February, Laurence wrote about the barriers and difficulties faced when looking for work. Here, he briefly […]