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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 b e r, 2019

I n this se ssio n we will:  E xplo re the RE AL I T Y o f yo uth e mplo yme nt in the UK , to da y  E xa mine why yo uth une mplo yme nt a ffe c ts US AL L  L o o k a t why this is a n impo rta nt CURRE NT issue  Co nside r the NE E D fo r multi-fo c a l so lutio ns  Offe r T 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.

RE AL I T Y o f UK yo uth e mplo yme nt to da y a g e d 16 to 24 ye a rs – da ta fro m ONS  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 ; une mplo yme nt no w no t re c o rde d b y a g e ! E T  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 (SKOPE , 2012) ONE IN F OUR ORGANIZAT IONS E MPL OY YOUNG PE OPL E  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.

Yo uth une mplo yme nt a ffe c ts us a ll L a c king inde pe nde nc e - Yo ung pe o ple a re trying Pa re nts strug g le to a n e xte nde d ve ry ha rd to b e se e n a s suppo rt psyc ho lo g ic a lly a do le sc e nc e ha lts c re dib le e mplo ye e s – a nd fina nc ia lly g ro wth a nd ide ntity ra re ly a c kno wle dg e d de ve lo pme nt Outc o me s - po o r me nta l he a lth, a lc o ho l / drug Hug e c o st to lo c a l a nd a b use , suic ide na tio na l g o ve rnme nt to pro vide he a lth a nd Antiso c ia l a nd c rimina l we lfa re suppo rt b e ha vio urs a ffe c ting so c ie ty  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 2013. 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 oup (ONS, 2019) r ate on r e c or d for the ir age gr T he e xc lusion of young pe ople fr om the wor kplac e is a dive r sity issue ; but r ar e ly r e c ognise d as suc h.

An impo rta nt CURRE NT issue Yo ung pe o ple mo re like ly to b e une mploye d, unde r e mploye d , o r in k ; fo r multiple re a so ns – b ut ma inly b e c a use the la b o ur pr e c ar ious wor ma rke t, wo rk a nd the c o nte xt o f wo rking ha ve c ha ng e d: De c line o f industry – lo ss T o re ma in c o mpe titive T e c hno lo g y, tra ve l a nd a b o ur ma rke t Co nte xt Wo rking pra c tic e o f jo b s o rg s sma lle r, le ss le ve ls c o mmunic a tio ns impro ve me nts Re c e ssio ns re duc ing I nte nsifie d wo rking ne e d fo r la b o ur Mo re pe o ple ne e d to L o w pa id ro le s a re o ff- wo rk Glo b a lisa tio n o pe ning sho re d up ma rke ts Pe o ple a da pt to L o ss f/ t, inc re a se in p/ t & diffe re nt wa ys o f Mo re pe o ple lo o king fo r c o nting e nc y wo rking e a rning a living - ta king wo rk WI T H e xpe rie nc e (ho me , te le wo rking , multiple jo b ro le s, se lf- ze ro ho urs, c o ntra c ting ) Re sult - le ss sta b le e mplo ye d L ma rke t c ro wding o ut Ne rvo us to inve st in Re sult -yo ung pe o ple yo ung pe o ple de ve lo pme nt ta ke wha t wo rk is le ft in Re sult - le ss the la b o ur ma rke t o r o ppo rtunitie s fo r yo ung sta y in e duc a tio n. pe o ple

Ne e d fo r multi-fo c a l so lutio ns fo r wic ke d pro b le m o f yo uth e mplo yme nt  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 R to nme nt and or ganizations WORK T OGE T HE 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 k ( fo r 10 ye a rs+) b uilding in m pe r spe c tive of wor 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.

T o p tips inc re a sing yo uth e mplo yme nt Yo ung pe o ple E mploye r s  T  Appre c ia te be ne fits of dive r a ke e ve ry o ppo rtunity to find out about se wor kfor c e k ; e ve n thing s yo u do n’ t like wor b uilding stro ng c a se to e mplo y yo ung pe o ple  r c h 4/ 5 ro le s, visit wo rkpla c e s, pre se nt e se ar  T a ke a wo r oac h to de sign o f k psyc ho lo gy appr a nd disc uss with a me ntor in wo rk e ntry ro le s inc luding va rie ty, a uto no my, g o a ls,  Wor k alongside e duc ation – r e fle c t o n c ha lle ng e a nd fe e db a c k wha t yo ur a re le a rning  De ve lo p a nd suppo rt yo ung wo rke rs using  Unde rsta nd yo ur str e ngths a nd le ar n ho w gr oup appr oac h to de sc rib e the se to o the rs  Suppor s in the ir e a rly t manage r s and supe r visor  Do e s yo ur c ho ic e o f HE fit alongside your ye a rs o f wo rking with yo ung pe o ple ations (a re the re pla c e me nts / wor k aspir  Build or se c o ndme nts? ) e suppo rtive o f ganizational c ultur yo ung pe o ple ; e sp. le a de rship, re c ruitme nt,  Plan spe c ific jo b -se a rc h pro c e sse s, se t o ffe r fe e db a c k ta rg e ts, re fle c t with me nto r; a c c e pt se tb a c ks  Wo rk with c o mmunity a nd lo c a l e duc a tio n  F irst jo b ma y no t b e “the o ne ” b ut c ontinue supplie rs to sho w what wor k is available tunitie s with to build skills, se e k oppor  E valuate with multiple sta ke ho lde rs. c o mpa nie s with yo uth-frie ndly c ulture s.

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