Young people and employment in a digital age
Creating meaningful jobs for young people (18-24 year olds) in the current climate is a challenge. Uncertainty is high in a covid-shadowed world, and there are questions about how to develop skills and knowledge that will lead to sustainable career paths.
This event will explore the challenges and opportunities of the youth labour market, particularly in a digital age. It brings together research strands of the ESRC-funded Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit), and will be moderated by Digit co-director Jackie O’Reilly. Laura-Jane Rawlings, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Youth Employment UK will address the issues of keeping young people employed, particularly in light of the UK Government’s new Kickstart scheme. Ayomikun Idowu will discuss a new research project addressing how young people are engaging in entrepreneurship using online platforms, and will be joined by Monica Richards, who is herself an entrepreneur through Depop. Finally, we will have researchers (Rachel Verdin and Ann McDonnell) examining social protection of young people in a European context and the consideration for jobs in a digital age.
About Digit Debates at the ESRC Festival of Social Science
This event, as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2020, was made possible thanks to funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation.
The ESRC Festival of Social Science (FoSS) is an annual celebration of the social sciences and a key element of ESRC’s commitment to promote awareness of UK social science research to new audiences. This year it will be a digital-first event, to be held from 7-15 November 2020. For more information on all festival events click here.
The Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit) is hosting three special Digit Debates as part of the Festival of Social Science. Click here for information on other Digit Events.
