Submissions up to 3,000 words are invited from interested organisations and individuals, about the reasons for young people’s comparative disadvantage in the labour market, the design of the Youth Contract…
Expansion of university places over the last 20 years has failed to benefit the poor says the Institute Social & Economic Research. According to the figures, the proportion of children…
The Sutton Trust is launching its first summer school for less affluent UK pupils applying for US universities. Read the full story….
Universities that promote employment experience through four-year sandwich degrees should be free to admit an unlimited number of students to those courses, a government-commissioned review is expected to say. Read…
One in four of those leaving university with a degree were unemployed after graduation, according to a study by the Office for National Statistics. But three years later just 5…
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has today launched a pay-per-NEET scheme to help 55,000 teenagers in England get on a career path via work or training. Read the full story….
The Taskforce is hosting a research seminar entitled School-mediated employer engagement & labour market outcomes for young adults: wage premiums & NEET status. To register for our free seminar at…
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announces social entrepreneur to head an employer-led review of how to help SMEs take on more apprentices.
The ACEVO Commission on Youth Unemployment work has been published today ‘Youth unemployment: the crisis we cannot afford’. Education and Employers Taskforce research work incorporated. Read the full report Youth…
The Government’s Business, Innovation and Skills Committee is conducting an inquiry into apprenticeships across all sectors. The Committee seeks answers to key questions on the success of the National Apprenticeship…
