With support from the Charities Aid Foundation and John Lyons Trust, and in partnership with the London Boroughs of Brent and Ealing, we will be working in partnership with up to 30 secondary schools and colleges, alongside a large network of local employers, and community partners.
We are building a community of organisations, creating a collective and locally embedded approach, to support Brent and Ealing young people (aged 14 to 18), who have been identified as being at risk of becoming ‘Not in Employment, Education or Training’.
We will work with our schools, employers, and other partners, to broker long-term relationships, mobilising these relationships in order to:
- implement multiple and meaningful engagements between young people and employers
- support the development of vital employability skills among target young people
- build local and diverse talent pipelines to address the local skills gaps
- support young people to transition into sustained employment.
CLICK HERE for an overview of the YEP! or contact meganwright@sparkcharity.org.uk.
Employers can complete this short form to submit an Expression of Interest in participating.
Follow the YEP! LinkedIn page here
The Youth Employability Partnership encourages employers to commit to the Good Youth Employment Charter, and seeks to collaborate to implement the below principles across Brent and Ealing.
- Creating opportunity – Provide opportunities for young people to gain the skills and experiences they need, through meaningful and good quality experiences of the world of work that raise their aspirations, skills and personal networks.
- Recognising Talent – Recruit young people based on their ability, talent and potential, recognising they may have limited experience. Ensure young people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups, as well as those young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds or those with additional needs or barriers are not unfairly excluded.
- Fair Employment – Provide good quality employment opportunities for young people, such as apprenticeships, graduate roles, entry level jobs and supported internships. Offer fair and safe opportunities and rewards in accordance with the highest industry standards.
- Developing People – Promote the development of all young people through on and off the job training and support so they are motivated to take ownership and responsibility for their careers, and they are equipped to progress.
- Youth Voice – Listen to young people. Actively provide opportunities for their voice to be heard within a community or organisation.
You can read more, and sign-up to the Charter, at Youth Employment UK.
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