Flagship programmes

Ongoing Initiative

Evidence and research on youth employment

Building the evidence on young people's educational and employment outcomes, positive interventions, and how to affect outcomes at scale. Ongoing Initiative

What Works: testing youth employment interventions

Working in partnership with delivery organisations to develop clear and robust evidence on what works to help young people find and keep good work. Employer engagement, Recruiting

What Works for recruitment and retention

Testing promising employment interventions with trailblazing employers. Ongoing Initiative

Connected Futures: place-based change

Our flagship programme of localised partnerships that foster joined-up solutions to the complex employment challenge facing marginalised young people across the country. Recently Launched

Building Futures: testing mentoring support

Our early intervention programme delivering and evaluating mentoring support for secondary school students at risk of missing out on further education, training or future employment. Recently Launched

Evidence into Action: embedding insights in frontline practice

Our three-year funding and learning programme to understand, enact and embed evidence-informed change for young people.