Youth Futures Foundation

We proudly engage the voices and perspectives of young people experiencing marginalisation in our work for a simple reason...    ... we cannot create better outcomes for young people without actively involving them in the process.    Learn how we’re putting youth voice at the heart of our work ➡️ https://lnkd.in/etjZFyww 

We are pleased to see the publication of our new special supplement on #apprenticeships published in the New Statesman Spotlight, alongside CIPD.   ‘The Report’ includes:    ️✍️ A joint-article from Barry Fletcher and Peter Cheese setting the scene and discussing the opportunity for bold reform    ❔A Q&A with our new Future Voices Group member Chelsea Valentine, on her experiences in the apprenticeship system    📍 An opinion piece from Tracy Brabin, Mayor, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, on the potential impact of a skills system that responds to local needs    💡David Hughes, Chief executive, Association of Colleges, discusses how we can widen access to apprenticeships, especially for marginalised groups    Read the report ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eaYmqVZF 

We are seeking to refresh and expand our Evaluation Panel to ensure that it represents a wide range of methodological and subject matter expertise and meets the needs of our upcoming evaluation work. We are interested in independent evaluators with experience: ➡️ of youth-focused employment, training, and labour market evaluations ➡️ and/or across a range of evaluation approaches Find out more and apply ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e7yZiYJu ⏰ Closing date: 16 May 2025

So looking forward to being at the Apprenticeship Branding Conference next Thursday! Don't miss our panel session where we'll be sharing insights from brand new research on ethnic disparities in apprenticeship participation, and offering tangible recommendations to help employers to make their apprenticeship offerings more inclusive.

It's Supported Internship Day! Evidence shows that on-the-job training programmes such as supported internships are likely to have a very high positive impact on employment outcomes for young people who face additional barriers to employment. This includes young people living with a disability, young people who have been involved with the justice system, or young people with experience of the care system. Here we are yesterday at the DFN Project SEARCHBusiness Leaders Forum with our Toolkit Unwrapped - a resource that offers employers practical guidance on how to deliver impactful on-the-job training to build a skilled workforce. See our practical tips to help you offer effective supported internships: https://ow.ly/RaQv50VpyBr #SupportedInternshipDay #SupportedInternships #YouthEmployment

We're delighted to be at #Anthropy25 with leaders from across the UK committed to collaborating for a better future. Come and find us to talk about our vision for a future society where every young person can achieve good work. And great to have two members of our inspiring Youth Alumni Network here too! Anthropy UK #Anthropy #RebootBritain

Our CEO, Barry Fletcher, has responded to the Spring Statement 2025.    Read the full response ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eX8F-xDk 

The Government’s ambition to reform the apprenticeship system, the establishment of Skills England, the Employment Rights Bill, and the Keep Britain Working Review, make it a crucial time to be discussing the future of skills policy. This was the rationale behind our event yesterday with CIPD, where policymakers, academics, employers and other sector experts convened to discuss a wide range of topics, from how young people can be better equipped for future employment, and the role of business in upskilling the workforce, to the key features of a successful Skills England, and how the apprenticeships system can be reformed to better serve marginalised young people. Alongside the breakout rooms, Lord Blunkett, Rt Hon Robert Halfon and Lauren Edwards attended a panel discussion, alongside Barry Fletcher and Lizzie Crowley, to share hugely valuable insights from their time in Government, and outline the key considerations for the current Government going forward. With nearly 1 million young people not in employment, education or training, the moral and economic stakes are high. To avoid letting down a generation of young people requires us to collaborate across this multidimensional policy issue. We were pleased to be able to facilitate that yesterday, and look forward to further collaboration to help shape the future of skills policy.

We're delighted to be at today's National Youth Work Conference, sponsored by National Youth Agency and Youth Endowment Fund. Youth work and trusted adult relationships are a vital part of reducing youth violence, and in identifying young people who are not in education, employment or training, and connecting them into the right support at the right time.

As the What Works Centre for Youth Employment, we want to understand how our digital tools are being used - and how we can improve them - to support evidence-informed decision making and drive change for young people.     If you're a policy official, analyst, researcher, journalist, employer or academic working in the youth employment space, our research partners would love to speak to you!    Our digital tools consist of:    ➡️ Youth Employment Toolkit  ➡️ Data Dashboard  ➡️ Evidence and Gap Map  ➡️ Connected Futures Systems Iceberg  ➡️ Youth Employment Systems Map    Find out more about our research project and register your interest: https://lnkd.in/efjEsmYi