Youth Employment Week
Day 1 - Creating Opportunity

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CREATING OPPORTUNITY is 1 of the 5 core principles of good youth employment

In the 2022 Youth Voice Census, 32% of young people thought anxiety was their biggest barrier to work. The Creating Opportunity principle calls on employers to think about the quality opportunities they can provide to young people. These opportunities can be offered to young people still in education in order to help them build their skills, knowledge and – importantly – career confidence. Youth opportunities can also be provided as routes into work such as traineeships, apprenticeships, graduate roles, and other forms of early career starts and paid training.

About Creating Opportunity

Best practice highlight from the Good Youth Employment Symposium 2022

Youth Friendly Employer Severn Trent have developed some excellent practice across the Creating Opportunities principle, particularly with regards to their societal strategy which focuses on helping young people in communities from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Good Youth Employment Symposium 2023

Sign the Good Youth Employment Charter - a cost-free, commitment-free way to access best practice in working with the 5 core principles of Good Youth Employment.

Looking for success strategies? Join our Membership Community by signing the Charter today. It's the perfect way to take action for Youth Employment Week!
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During Youth Employment Week we're hosting fantastic online events for organisations and young people to connect!

Supporting and Retaining Neurodivergent Employees: 3rd July

Why we are not talking about Gen Z: 4th July

Summer Next Steps webinar: 6th July

See all events

If you have an opportunity for young people aged 11 - 30 that's open to applications during 3 - 7 Jul 2023, why not complete our Youth Employment Week proforma? You are also welcome to share it as part of this important campaign.

Proforma

3 ways to take action TODAY

#YEW23 #YOUTHEMPLOYMENTWEEK

Tell the world about what you’re most proud of recently in terms of your youth employment strategies and successes. Include the hashtags and we’ll boost your signal!

Promote youth opportunities

If you’ve signed the Good Youth Employment Charter you can promote your early career vacancies and opportunities for free during Youth Employment Week! Simply fill in the proforma.

Share case studies

On signing the Charter, you can share your early career case studies using this template which we’ll then promote on your behalf. Case studies can help you connect with young people and show them why you are a good organisation to work for.

This year’s theme is OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.

Ask yourself:

What has your organisation done to increase access for young people of all backgrounds into opportunity?
What more could it do?
How has it listened to young people and what they need in terms of finding opportunity?