www.londoncouncils.gov.uk How do we solve the NEET issue?
Yolande Burgess, London Councils Young People's Education and
Skills
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Question 1: Do we have a NEET issue? Question 2: If we do. what
is it? Question 3: How do we solve the NEET issue? More
questions
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www.londoncouncils.gov.uk Do we have a NEET problem?
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Participation Department for Education Proportion of 16 and 17
year olds recorded in education and training June 2013
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16-18 year olds NEET National Client Caseload Management
Information System August 2013 13,660
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Unemployment 16-24 year olds Greater London Authority London
Labour Market Indicators - youth unemployment September 2013 74,400
119,000
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www.londoncouncils.gov.uk If we do what is it?
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I think youll find its a bit more complicated than that Ben
Goldacre
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8 NEETs are not all the same National Client Caseload
Management Information System June 2013
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Most of them are adults National Client Caseload Management
Information System August 2013 18 year olds51.0% 17 year olds28.3%
16 year olds20.7%
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10 Attainment and participation Cross-over point between C and
D grades The biggest factor that impacts on young peoples future
participation is attainment at 16: 45% of those with no reported
qualifications spent 12 months NEET at 18, compared to 4% of those
with 5 GCSEs A*-C
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Deprivation and participation Department for Communities and
Local Government Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2010 (this map is
Crown Copyright) 16-18 NCCIS August 2013 16-24 ONS 2011 Census
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www.londoncouncils.gov.uk How do we solve the NEET issue?
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Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as
solving them Ray E. Brown
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Magic bullet?
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Strategy for youth support programmes Influence national and
regional commissioners and shape priorities Achieve integrated
commissioning of support programmes for young Londoners Align
programmes so that more young people benefit, succeed and progress
into other learning and jobs Share data and intelligence to improve
programme performance and better meet needs
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Mainstream provision (theres over 1b of it) Preventative
support Information, advice and guidance Targeted support Supported
entry into employment Wrap-around support choices and progression
routes Sustainable solutions
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Using RPA Supporting vulnerable groups impartial IAG local
provision reflects young peoples aspirations transition support
Retaining 17 year olds in learning & training more efficient
tracking and earlier intervention a greater insight into the local
youth labour market
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Support for young people to stay engaged (preventative NEET)
Supporting under-represented groups into apprenticeships
Pre-apprenticeship programme Young Londoners NEET programme
Opportunities for vulnerable young people (looked after children
and teenage parents) Volunteering opportunities to engage NEET
Training for work (pre-Apprenticeships in growth sectors) Excluded
from schools programme Support into work for young people with LDD
Young offenders programme ESF projects to fill the gaps
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Other offers Youth Contract Get Young People Working - The
London Offer Talent Match Local skills and employment offer DWP
programmes, Jobcentre Plus, local councils, voluntary and community
sector Mainstream provision including Traineeships &
Apprenticeships (over 1billion for 16-24)
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And more to come European Structural Investment Funds through
the London Enterprise Panel Approximately 641m (2014-2020) 465m
proposed for jobs and training 37m Youth Employment Initiative 176
for SME support and eco-growth Including match funding = 1.2bn
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ESIF priorities Skills and employment Strengthening science and
technological Development and fostering innovation Enhancing the
competitiveness of London enterprises Investing in Londons
infrastructure
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Partnership Coordination Give me a lever long enough, a fulcrum
strong enough and Ill move the world Archimedes Everything is
possible