Youth Unemployment: A London Perspective Satbinder Kooner, Team - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Youth Unemployment: A London Perspective Satbinder Kooner, Team London Greater London Authority

Young People Not in Education, Employment of Training (NEET) 7% 6.0% 6% 5.5% 5.0% 4.8% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 2018 2019 England London

Youth Unemployment in London • Around one in 20 young people aged 16-17 in London are not in education, employment or training (NEET) or their destination is unknown; this equated to 8,170 young people in 2019. (London Education Report, July 2019) • Unemployment amongst young people remains higher than older cohorts - 28% among 16 to19 year-olds, and 11% among 20 to 24 year-olds, against a London-wide average of 6%. • London’s Workforce ethnic groups who are under-represented in the London’s workforce include young black men, Pakistani and Bangladeshi women and young people of a mixed ethnicity. (GLA’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Evidence Base, published in May 2018).

Mayoral Priorities and Team London TEAM LONDON IMPACT Effective community engagement Improving Increasing social social integration mobility

Reducing Barriers to Social Mobility Through social action programmes: • Support young Londoners to fulfil their potential, regardless of their background, race, religion or gender • Develop skills and confidence to move into education, training or employment as well as increasing their connections with business • Work with young people, disconnected Londoners and under- represented groups

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HeadStart Action 6. Successful candidates start job/work experience 1. Individual needs 4. ~6 week 5. Job / work 2. ~6 week 3. Social action 8. Celebration assessment and employability experience social action showcase and 'what's next' planning skills workshops. interview. project. event. event session. 7. Candidates who are not successful supported to access other interviews. At least six one-to-one mentoring sessions

HeadStart Action Impacts

HeadStart Action Impacts