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Outline of the key components of a proposed self-employment support model aimed at helping NEET young people in the UK into earning and learning
Report summarising interviews with young people and organisations already providing self-employment support to understand how to support young people to both think about and pursue self-employment.
Evidence synthesis exploring risk factors for young people age 11-16 in England
Rapid Evidence Assessment to build understanding of mentoring as an effective early intervention for youth employment
Report by Institute for Employment Studies (IES) to understand and evidence the programme's support model and the mechanisms of change, and to provide recommendations for a feasible impact evaluation design.
Exploring delivery of UK Youth's programme to 430 young people and its suitability for a full impact evaluation
Details of study design and aims for assessing the intervention's effectiveness on positive outcomes for young people at risk of violence
This study assessed the feasibility of the Career Ahead programme - a school-based, multi-component programme designed to support young people in Year 11 (15–16 year olds) in their transition from education into further education, employment or training.
A pilot evaluation of the DurhamWorks Futures (DWF) programme, a local authority-led, multi-agency partnership that supports young people at risk of NEET in transition from education, and those already NEET into a sustained employment outcome.
A pilot evaluation of the Liverpool Talent Match, a programme that supports young people aged 16-24 in Liverpool who are not in education, employment, or training (EET), and face additional barriers to accessing the labour market.
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Summarising evidence on effective youth employment interventions.
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The latest youth labour market data and our latest research.
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Interactive map of the youth employment system in England.
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