System challenge

Creating more employment opportunities for marginalised young people is essential in addressing the youth unemployment and inactivity challenge, but there is a lack of understanding and application of what works to do this for meaningful positive change at scale.

 

Our aim

To support more inclusive and impactful employer practice by making the best evidence on what works more accessible and usable to the business community and working with them to generate much needed new evidence that can better inform future change.

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How we support employers

Driving workplace action with expert partners

We collaborate with organisations to put evidence into practice, like our partnership with Business in the Community, which uses insights from our workplace discrimination report to drive behaviour change among employers.

 

Collaborating with trusted employer bodies

We work with national and regional sector, trade and representative bodies to embed our learnings and resources in workplaces at scale.

Trialling potential solutions

We are working directly with employers to test and understand what works to deliver more inclusive recruitment and retention practices.

Employer case studies

Explore the ways employers are currently approaching youth employment in practice

Meet our employer partners

Amazing Apprenticeships

Increasing apprenticeship supply  · 

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Amazing Apprenticeships
Employer partner

ProgrammeIncreasing apprenticeship supply

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Amazing Apprenticeships is a leading organisation in the education sector, working with large employers, schools and colleges to tackle misconceptions and promote the benefits of apprenticeships and technical education.

Working with Youth Futures

In our Increasing Apprenticeship Supply partnership, we are supporting Amazing Apprenticeships to increase the number of Level 2 and 3 apprenticeships by mobilising large employers to expand early-career routes.

Youth Employment UK

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Youth Employment UK
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Youth Employment UK is a leading employer membership organisation changing the youth employment landscape for young people and employers.

Working with Youth Futures

We are working with Youth Employment UK to understand how its existng Youth Friendly Employment Framework, endorsed by Goldsmiths, University of London, can be built upon.

The partnership provides a data collection and analysis infrastructure through which evidence can be gathered on employer practice with respect to youth employment.

Workwhile

Increasing apprenticeship supply  · 

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Workwhile
Employer partner

ProgrammeIncreasing apprenticeship supply

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Workwhile is a small charity with a mission to create a more equitable world of work, working with employers to create more good work, and to ensure everyone can access it.

Apprenticeships are at the heart of Workwhile’s mission, and since 2020 they have created over 2,100 apprenticeships by supporting SMEs to navigate the apprenticeship system successfully.

Working with Youth Futures

In our Increasing Apprenticeship Supply partnership, we are working with Workwhile to increase the number of Level 2 and 3 apprenticeships through their SME Champion Providers programme, which equips training providers to better support SMEs.

This builds on our successful work together since 2022, where supported Workwhile to create apprenticeships for marginalised young people in London; to pilot the DevelopMentor programme of training for  line managers; and to create a definition of good work for young people.

Business in the Community

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Business in the Community
Employer partner, Learning partner

ProgrammeTalent Unlocked

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Business in the Community is a pioneering organisation dedicated to driving positive societal change through responsible business practices.

As a leading force in the corporate social responsibility landscape, Business in the Community collaborates with businesses of all sizes to champion environmental sustainability, promote diversity and inclusion, and address pressing social issues.

By providing valuable resources, expertise, and networking opportunities, Business in the Community empowers companies to make a tangible difference in their communities. With a strategic focus on creating a more sustainable and equitable future, Business in the Community serves as a catalyst for meaningful impact, inspiring a new era of purpose-driven business practices that prioritises people, planet, and prosperity.