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Addressing Youth Employment and Skills Issues Thursday 9 th May 2013

Addressing Youth Employment and Skills Issues Thursday 9 th May 2013 James Farr, Acting Director, Skills & Employment, New Economy. Background. Number of JSA claimants aged 16-24 is declining (-18%) but more young people are staying unemployed for longer than a year (+21%)

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Addressing Youth Employment and Skills Issues Thursday 9 th May 2013

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  1. Addressing Youth Employment and Skills Issues Thursday 9th May 2013 James Farr, Acting Director, Skills & Employment, New Economy

  2. Background • Number of JSA claimants aged 16-24 is declining (-18%) but more young people are staying unemployed for longer than a year (+21%) • 23,200 Youth JSA claimants, plus 8,400 IBA/ESA & 10,290 LPIS • Youth Unemployment - biggest labour market challenge in Greater Manchester (GM) • GM Skills and Employment Partnership: voluntary collaboration of employers, providers, local authorities and government agencies • Working on behalf of the LEP and GM Combined Authority • Including on the development and implementation of GM’s City Deal

  3. What we are doing in GM Call for action from the GM Local Enterprise Partnership Calling on employers to support young jobseekers by; • Recruiting a young person: A £750 grant to employers that take on a young person into an apprenticeship or a job with training (+ NAS Age grant, £1500 or Youth Contract , £2275) • Volunteering as a mentor: Connecting young jobseekers with trained mentors • Offering a work experience placement or linking with a school: Enhanced IAG activity is being implemented through the City Deal

  4. Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Hub • Working alongside mainstream funded system (EFA, SFA, DWP, ESF etc) • City Deal Apprenticeship Hub (£6M) – gap funding • City Deal Tax Incentives Pilot (£2.8M) • Greater Manchester Commitment to Youth Employment (£4M) • Employer Ownership Pilot (£8.6M Round 1) apprenticeships focused

  5. Addressing Market Failure

  6. Youth Employment: Next Steps • ILM offer – jobs with training for the long term unemployed • Devolving Youth Contract funds • Enhanced childcare offer for young lone parents • Efficient employer engagement through Apprenticeship Hub • Business engagement in schools

  7. Reflections • Drive the agenda • Importance of governance – a mandate to act • Partnership working – using local expertise, co-production • Gap funding to enhance capacity

  8. Thank You e: james.farr@neweconomymanchester.com t: 0161 237 4485 w: http://neweconomymanchester.com

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