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Issue1,Summer2009
Reportingonchallengesand
solutionsforyoungpeopleinthe
UK,duringrecessionandrecovery
Contents
WelcometothefirsteditionoftheYouthTracker –aquarterly
newsletterlookingathowBritain’syoungpeoplearefaringin AssessingtheDownturn 1
therecession,andwhatwecandotosupportthem. ExpertInsights 4
YoungpeoplegrowingupinBritaintodayaremoretechnology- PaulGregg 4
literatethaneverbefore,andareexposedtoanincreasingly DavidWilletts 5
globalisedworldwith,intheoryatleast,awealthof
opportunities.Butforthoselivinginourmostdisadvantaged CouncilsChallenged 6
communitiesinparticular,findingapathtoasolidfuturecanbe TheThirdSector’sResponse 7
verychallenging,especiallyinthesedifficulteconomictimes. PolicyNewsandAnalysis 8
Theaimofthisnewsletterseries,therefore,istofocusonwhat NewResearch 9
therecession–andtherecoverywhenitcomes–meanforthe ResearchandStatistics 10
mostdisadvantagedyoungpeople,particularlythosenotin
employment,educationortraining. Inbrief 12
Wehavegatherednewinsightsandopinionfromkeyacademics Acknowledgements 12
andpolicyexperts,andprovidearound-upofnewresearch, Contactus 12
statisticsandnewsaboutwhatishappeningontheground.
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usknowwhatyouthink– theUK’sleadingprogressivethinktank,
seethebackpageforhow producingcuttingedgeresearchand
togetintouchwithus. innovativepolicyideasforajust,
democraticandsustainableworld.
CareyOppenheim, www.ippr.org
Co-director,ipprandShaks
Ghosh,ChiefExecutive,PrivateEquityFoundation ThePrivateEquityFoundation(PEF)was
setuptoempoweryoungpeopletoreach
theirfullpotential.Itdoesthisby
investingbothmoneyandexpertisefrom
theprivateequitycommunity,tohelp
excellentcharitiesachieveastep-change
intheirimpact.
www.privateequityfoundation.org
AssessingtheDownturn
Webeginthisfirstedition
ofYouthTracker withan
in-depthassessmentofwhat
the recessionmeansfor
Britain’syoungpeople
Althoughthepathofthisrecessionis
difficulttopredict,mostexpertsagree
thatyoungpeoplearelikelytobehit
particularlyhard.Around28percentof
theincreaseinunemploymentsincethe
beginningof2008isaccountedforby
“Youngpeoplefindthattheirrelative
youngpeopleaged18to24,although inexperienceandlowlevelofskillsputthem
theyonlymakeupabout14percentof firstinthefiringlinewhenemployersneedto
theworking-agepopulation.
Officialstatisticsshowthat
makecutbacks”
unemploymentamong18to24year
timehigh,butamong16and17years Meanwhile,thoseyoungpeoplewho
oldsstoodat17percentinthethree
notineducationortraining, areinworkfindthattheirrelative
monthstoApril2009,with695,000
unemploymentisparticularlyhigh,at inexperienceandlow-levelskillsput
peopleinthisagegroupnowoutof
nearly30percent.Theranksof themfirstinthefiringlinewhen
work.Thisrepresentsariseof185,000
unemployedyoutharelikelyseea employersneedtomakecutbacks.It
sincethebeginningof2008.Therehas
furtherinfluxoverthesummeraslarge alsobecomesmoreriskyforemployers
beenasimilarriseinthenumberof
numbersofyoungpeopleleavefull- totakeonyoungpeoplewholacka
youngpeoplewhoarenotin
timeeducation. provenworkrecordwhenexperienced
employment,educationortraining(so-
olderworkersarequeuinguptotake
called‘NEETs’),withfurtherincreases
Extrarisk newvacancies.
likelyastherecessioncontinues.
Youngpeopletendtosuffermorethan TheGovernmentexpectsthe
Thesedramaticrisesinunemployment
otherworkersinarecessionbecauseas economytobegrowingagainbythe
amongyoungpeopleareparticularly
demandforproductsfalls,companies’ endofthisyear,butmostexperts
concerningbecauseyouth
firstreactionisoftentostophiringnew thinkarecoverywillbedelayeduntil
unemploymentintheUKhasremained
staff.Thismakesitmoredifficultfor 2010.However,thereisno
highoverthelast12yearswhile
school-leaversandgraduatestofinda disagreementthatunemploymentwill
unemploymentoverallwasrelatively
job.Asurveycarriedoutbythe continuetoriseandthereisabroad
low.Whenemploymentlevelspeakedin
CharteredInstituteforPersonneland consensusthatitwillpeakataround3
2005,justover10percentof18to24s
DevelopmentinMayfoundthathalfof million–closeto10percentofthe
wereunemployed,comparedwithjust
employerswerenotplanningtorecruit labourforce– atsomepointin2010,
under5percentofworking-ageadults.
anyschoolleaversorgraduatesthis upfrom2.26millioninthethree
Participationineducationortraining
summer. monthstoApril2009.
among16to17yearoldsisatanall-
Thethirdsector’sresponse
people,says:“Weareseeingmore
Howistheeconomicclimateaffectingcharitiesworkingwith
youngpeoplerecognisingtheneedto
youngpeople,andwhataretheirconcernsforthefuture? getthevocationalqualificationsthat
wehaveonoffer,sotheyactuallystand
Themajorchallengeforeveryone enthusiasticandloyalemployeesthan achanceofgettingajobinavery
workingwithyoungpeopleisthe someonewhofeelsover-qualified, toughmarketplace.”
deterioratingjobsmarket,withNEET becausethatjobreallyistheir
youngpeopleinparticularfacingextra aspiration”,hesays. Moreforyourmoney
competition. Mostoftheorganisationswespoke Youngpeoplemaybebearingthebrunt
“Onethingwehaveseenisa towereconcernedabouttheprospect ofthisrecession,butmanyofthe
significantnumberofpeoplewhoare ofre-engagingvulnerableyoung organisationsworkingtosupportthem
qualifiedapplyingforapprenticeships peoplewiththeaimofgettingthem arestrugglingtoo.Charitiesare
ratherthangraduatejobs.Forexample, backintoworkiftherearenorealjob reportinggreaterpressuretodeliver
universityleaversareapplyingfor opportunitieslocally.“Wehavetotryto moreforlessintheircontractswith
apprenticeshiproleswhenpreviously keeptheyoungperson’saspirations funders,andfuturecutsinpublic
theywouldnothave”,saysKatyHaigh, realisticintermsofwhatisonoffer.If fundingareamajorthreat.“Public
DeputyChiefExecutiveatVital thejobisjustnotthereweencourage sectorfinancing,giventhecountry’s
Regeneration,aLondon-based themtoconsiderotheroptionslike debt,willgetmuchtighterand
organisationworkingindeprived volunteering”,saysBrianGibson.In charitieswillprobablybeoneofthe
communities. thisveinTomorrow’sPeopleis firstvictims,maybenotthisyear,but
Overcomingthereluctanceof developingasocialenterpriseto definitelynextyear”,saysAndrew
employerstohireyoungpeoplewho provideapossibledestinationforthe Purvis,ChiefExecutiveofyouthwork
areNEETistoughwhencompetition youngpeopleitworkswith. charityFairbridge.
forjobsissohigh,butBrianGibson, Therearesignsthatworseningjob ProfessorMalcolmPayne,Headof
NationalManagerforYoungPeople’s prospectsaremakingsomeyoung theYouthAffairsUnitatDeMontfort
Servicesatemploymentcharity peoplethinkagainabouteducation University,alsobelievesthatthelackof
Tomorrow’sPeople,believesitis andtraining.AsPeterCrossat opportunitiesforyoungpeopleduring
possible.“Youneedtoshowthatthese Skillforce,anorganisationthathelpsto therecessioncouldcreateserious
youngpeoplearelikelytobemore developskillsamongat-riskyoung tensionsfortheorganisationstryingto
StayingOn:Makingtheextrayearsin alreadyunderwayinScotland.This
educationcountforallyoungpeople shouldbecoupledwithincreased
(EqualityandHumanRights effortstodemonstratethebenefitsof
Commission,June2009) thisapproachtothepublic.
Addressingthebarrierstoremainingin www.ippr.org.uk/publicationsand
post-16education,thisreportfoundthat reports/publication.asp?id=673
socialclassandgendercontinuetohave
amajorinfluenceonyoungpeople’s TheLocalGovernmentAssociationis
careeraspirations.TheCommissionwill launchingaprogrammeofwork
beexploringtheimplicationsforproviding highlightingthechallengesand
impartial,high-qualitycareersadvice, successesinworkingwithyoung
andmakingsomewiderrecommendations peoplenotengagedineducation,
togovernmenttoimprovetheoptions trainingoremploymentforlocal
availabletoyoungpeople. authorities.Theprojectwillinclude
www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploade policyanalysis,anexaminationofthe
d_files/ehrc_education_60pp.pdf issuessurroundingthecurrentNEET
group,opportunitiesforstakeholders
TowardsaPopular,PreventativeYouth littlereductioninoffendingand tosharetheirperspectivesand
JusticeSystem(ippr,June2009) reoffendingrates.Thisreportmakes examplesofbestpracticefromacross
Moreandmoreyoungpeoplehave thecaseforanEnglishyouthjustice EnglandandWales.
beendrawnintotheyouthjustice systemwhichispreventative,tiered Formoreinformationcontact:
systemoverthelast10years,with anddiversionary,buildingonwork Penny.Lamb@lga.gov.uk
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contributionstothisnewsletter:KayteLawton,AdrianBua(researchand
writing);DaliaBen-Galim;GeorginaKyriacou(editinganddesign);Carey
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