Youth Employment UK Youth Ambassadors held a webinar for employers on 3rd July as part of a collective series, named ‘Careers Guidance Reversed’, put together by members of four organisations within the employment space – Youth Employment UK, Careers and Enterprise Company, Youth Futures Foundation, and EY Foundation.
Our Youth Ambassadors created, designed and presented a webinar on ‘Supporting and Retaining Neurodivergent Employees’. The aims of the session were:
- To understand how to implement inclusive recruitment practices.
- To understand potential challenges or barriers in the workplace for those who are neurodivergent.
- To understand how to support and retain employees who are neurodivergent.
This was an entirely youth-led event, delivered by young people who want to see employers provide high-quality support to their employees.
They shared research, challenges, experiences and recommendations to employers to ensure they are supporting their candidates and employees who are neurodivergent. They also included a Q&A section with a guest speaker, Nicole Curtin from Ambitious about Autism, who shared excellent insight, knowledge, and practical recommendations to employers, and how best they can support and retain neurodivergent employees.
Watch the webinar
If you missed the event, you can watch the video here
Explore the series
Other events in this series included:
The Careers and Enterprise Company’s Youth Advisory Group: “Experiences of the Workplace”. This webinar covered:
“What makes experiences meaningful to a young person’s learning and pathway journey and how quality experiences of the workplace can be a key rung on the ladder to helping businesses build their future talent pipeline. Young people, Rylie and Ilja, shared how their experiences impacted their career journeys coupled with Rita from Mace Consult who shared the employers perspective on supporting young people and designing impactful experiences.”
Youth Futures Foundation’s Future Voices Ambassadors: “Inclusive Recruitment Practice”. This webinar covered:
“Sharing key messages from the rapid evidence assessments on recruiting and retaining disadvantaged young people in work (Youth Futures and CIPD, 2022), the Future Voices Ambassadors showcased some of the practical recommendations for employers which spoke to them. Joined by an expert panel of employers, young professionals and research experts, valuable insights were shared about what really works in getting marginalised young people into good quality jobs. With thanks to the guests from Health Education England, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Youth Futures Foundation and the Future Voices Group.”
EY Foundation’s Ambassadors: “Accessible Pathways into Employment”. This webinar covered:
“EY Foundation’s Ambassadors shared their different routes into employment after college. Covering apprenticeships, university, and the job application process, the youth panel shared the positives and challenges faced throughout their chosen pathways and the practical steps employers can take to make this journey smoother and more equitable.”
