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We welcome the wide-ranging report from the House of Lords Youth Unemployment Committee, ‘Skills for every young person’ and are delighted to see them backing our calls for an Opportunity...

Today’s ONS statistics reveal that one in 10 young people are not in education, employment or training (NEET), an increase of 9% on the previous quarter.

Ruth Busby, HR Director at Great Western Railway (GWR), and Kris Murali, Director of Finance and Resources at Scouts, are joining our Board.

Long-term youth unemployment is stubbornly high at 167,000, and there are still too many 16-17- year-olds not in full-time education and not working.

The aim of the new fund is to change how the youth employment system works.

Our CEO, Anna Smee, comments on today's Budget announcements.

By engaging in youth employment programmes, employers can help break the vicious ‘no job – no experience’ cycle that many young people facing disadvantage experience.

New research suggests ambitious job creation targets in the green and clean sector could transform prospects for young people.

Today’s ONS job stats show that the economy is indicating strong signs of recovery, however, this masks complex issues for young people that remain unaddressed. 

The Youth Employment Group has written an open letter to the Prime Minister, signed by 89 youth employment experts, calling for an opportunity guarantee of an education place, apprenticeship or job...