2. I’ve been part of a vast array of
programmes
European
programmes
Education / business
UK government
‘New deals’
Local government
Working
neighbourhoods
Employer
led / sector
based
Volunteering
community
led
3. and young people have always
been out of work …
• Economy ….recession, boom, recession
• Society….role models, aspirations,
influencers
• Communication….mobile, social media
• Politics…ideology, policy
• Labour markets….from traditional to the slash
/ slash job
4. when you ask young people what
they need and value…
• Early, relevant and well informed advice
• Real people, real relationships - a ‘go to’
person
• Opportunities with employers – something
they ‘do’ each day
• A JOB!
5. the best of what I’ve done and seen?
Future Jobs Fund
• 105,000 jobs created over 18 months
• 8,000 in Greater Manchester
• Created 12,000 job offers
– 6 months paid, with training
– Real workplaces
– Target unemployed under 24s
6. benefits outweigh costs?
• Employer engagement
• Moved people off benefits
• Benefited communities
• Engaged community and social
enterprise
• Widened travel to work
• Improved health & wellbeing
• Works for hard to reach
• Works in deprived areas
• Works for employers and young
people
£
• £6,500 per job allocated
• Under £4k net cost per job
• Created job sustainment for
50% – no further cost to the
state
• Could be done as benefits + top
up to wage
• Could be less than 6 months
7. what dismays me?
• Lack of focus on youth unemployment
• Mass government programmes don’t work
without local leadership
• Restrictions, rules, processing people –
one size fits all
• Internet based services that should be
face to face
• Labels and demons
8. and excites me….?
• Creating jobs for young people
• Social enterprise as job creators
–DC Kitchen
–NOISE
• Supporting ‘slash / slash’ work
–Slivers of Time / time banking /
volunteering
9. simple truths?
prevention …
• Manage transition points
well
• Guidance is current,
relevant, informed
• Get the skills offer right
• Equip young people for
the new normal
cure…
• Work first
• Attach young people to
the labour market – temp
jobs work
• Look after the person and
the professional
• Use it as a transition
• Make it simple for
employers
