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T o ug h time s a he a d if yo u a re yo ung a nd lo o king fo r wo rk Dr Ang e la Ca rte r Oc c upa tio na l Psyc ho lo g ist Just De ve lo pme nt Pa pe r pre se nte d a t the DOP s Yo uth E mplo yme nt se mina r T hursda y 31 Oc to
Dr Ang e la Ca rte r Oc c upa tio na l Psyc ho lo g ist Just De ve lo pme nt Pa pe r pre se nte d a t the DOP’ s Yo uth E mplo yme nt se mina r T hursda y 31 Oc to b e r, 2019
xplo re the RE AL I T Y o f yo uth e mplo yme nt in the UK , to da y
xa mine why yo uth une mplo yme nt a ffe c ts US AL L
NT issue
E D fo r multi-fo c a l so lutio ns
OP T I PS inc re a sing e mplo ying o ppo rtunitie s fo r yo ung pe o ple a nd o rg a niza tio ns.
2015 (De c ) 625,000 yo ung pe o ple une mplo ye d, 848,000 no t in e duc a tio n,
e mplo yme nt o r tra ining (NE E T , No v) to ta l 1,465, 000 – 3.74 time s that o f the
adult po pulatio n
2018 (No v) 476,000 une mplo ye d, 783,000 NE
E T (Aug ) to ta l 1,259, 000
2019 (Aug ) 792,000 NE
E T
; une mplo yme nt no w no t re c o rde d b y a g e !
Diffic ult data to unde rstand: sc ho o l le aving ag e has rise n, numb e rs in hig he r
e duc atio n c o ntinue to rise , many stude nts ne e d to wo rk and study, b ut ONL
Y ONE IN F OUR ORGANIZAT IONS E MPL OY YOUNG PE OPL E (SKOPE
, 2012)
Mo re use ful to c o nside r the va lue o f human c apital – a c c o unting fo r skills,
q ua lific a tio ns & e a rning o ve r the wo rking life time
2018 re vie w (2004 to 2017) sho we d sto c k o f huma n c a pita l > 35 ye a rs
g ro wing b y 7% c o mpa re d to only 3.6% fo r tho se < 35 ye a rs
Va lida te ine quitie s of e mployme nt & de ve lopme nt fo r yo ung pe o ple to da y.
Signific ant inc r
e ase in suic ide s la st ye a r c ha ng ing a tre nd o f c o ntinuo us de c line sinc e
xa c t re a so ns unkno wn, da ta sho w a n inc re a se a mo ng me n; and In r
e c e nt ye ar s, inc r e ase s in the r ate among young adults, with fe male s unde r 25 r e ac hing the highe st r ate on r e c or d for the ir age gr
Yo ung pe o ple a re trying ve ry ha rd to b e se e n a s c re dib le e mplo ye e s – ra re ly a c kno wle dg e d Pa re nts strug g le to suppo rt psyc ho lo g ic a lly a nd fina nc ia lly L a c king inde pe nde nc e - a n e xte nde d a do le sc e nc e ha lts g ro wth a nd ide ntity de ve lo pme nt Outc o me s - po o r me nta l he a lth, a lc o ho l / drug a b use , suic ide Antiso c ia l a nd c rimina l b e ha vio urs a ffe c ting so c ie ty Hug e c o st to lo c a l a nd na tio na l g o ve rnme nt to pro vide he a lth a nd we lfa re suppo rt
T he e xc lusion of young pe ople fr
wor kplac e is a dive r sity issue ; but r ar e ly r e c ognise d as suc h.
De c line o f industry – lo ss
Re c e ssio ns re duc ing ne e d fo r la b o ur Glo b a lisa tio n o pe ning up ma rke ts Mo re pe o ple lo o king fo r wo rk WI T H e xpe rie nc e Re sult - le ss sta b le ma rke t c ro wding o ut yo ung pe o ple
T
I nte nsifie d wo rking L
sho re d L
c o nting e nc y wo rking (ho me , te le wo rking , ze ro ho urs, c o ntra c ting ) Ne rvo us to inve st in de ve lo pme nt Re sult - le ss
pe o ple
T e c hno lo g y, tra ve l a nd c o mmunic a tio ns impro ve me nts Mo re pe o ple ne e d to wo rk Pe o ple a da pt to diffe re nt wa ys o f e a rning a living - ta king multiple jo b ro le s, se lf- e mplo ye d Re sult -yo ung pe o ple ta ke wha t wo rk is le ft in the la b o ur ma rke t o r sta y in e duc a tio n.
Yo ung pe o ple mo re like ly to b e une mploye d, unde r
e mploye d, o r in pr e c ar ious wor k; fo r multiple re a so ns – b ut ma inly b e c a use the la b o ur
ma rke t, wo rk a nd the c o nte xt o f wo rking ha ve c ha ng e d:
Ac knowle dge sig nific a nt issue – do n’ t ta lk a b o ut re c o rd a ve ra g e
e mplo yme nt / simila ritie s with o the r de ve lo pe d c o untrie s
Re c ognise c o mple xity o f pro b le m e nc o ura g ing multi-a g e nc y a c tivitie s
whe re e duc ation, gove r
nme nt and or ganizations WORK T OGE T HE Rto
simplify ST W tra nsitio ns
Highlight the advantage s of e mploying yo ung pe o ple b ring ing e ne rg y,
inno va tio n a nd ne w le a rning tha t b e ne fits o rg a niza tio na l de ve lo pme nt
E
nc o ura g e long- te r
m pe r spe c tive of wor k (fo r 10 ye a rs+) b uilding in
suc c e ssio n / de ve lo ping spe c ific ro le s fo r yo ung pe o ple
Bring e duc ation c lose r
to wor k
Ado pt a psyc hologic al foc us to jo b de sig n inc re a sing GOOD WORK
fo r yo ung pe o ple a nd o the rs.
E mploye r s
Appre c ia te be ne fits of dive r
se wor kfor c e
b uilding stro ng c a se to e mplo y yo ung pe o ple
T
a ke a wo r
k psyc ho lo gy appr
e ntry ro le s inc luding va rie ty, a uto no my, g o a ls, c ha lle ng e a nd fe e db a c k
De ve lo p a nd suppo rt yo ung wo rke rs using
gr
Suppor
t manage r s and supe r visor s in the ir e a rly
ye a rs o f wo rking with yo ung pe o ple
Build or
ganizational c ultur e suppo rtive o f
yo ung pe o ple ; e sp. le a de rship, re c ruitme nt,
Wo rk with c o mmunity a nd lo c a l e duc a tio n
supplie rs to sho w what wor
k is available
E
valuate with multiple sta ke ho lde rs.
Yo ung pe o ple
T
a ke e ve ry o ppo rtunity to find out about
wor k; e ve n thing s yo u do n’ t like
r
e se ar c h 4/ 5 ro le s, visit wo rkpla c e s, pre se nt
a nd disc uss with a me ntor
in wo rk
Wor
k alongside e duc ation – r e fle c t o n
wha t yo ur a re le a rning
Unde rsta nd yo ur str
e ngths a nd le ar n ho w
to de sc rib e the se to o the rs
Do e s yo ur c ho ic e o f HE
fit alongside your
wor k aspir ations (a re the re pla c e me nts /
se c o ndme nts? )
Plan spe c ific jo b -se a rc h pro c e sse s, se t
ta rg e ts, re fle c t with me nto r; a c c e pt se tb a c ks
F
irst jo b ma y no t b e “the o ne ” b ut c ontinue
to build skills, se e k oppor tunitie s with
c o mpa nie s with yo uth-frie ndly c ulture s.
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