West London Launches Youth Employment Roadmap as UK NEET Total Tops 1 Million

3 articles · Updated · London Post · Jul 13

West London unveiled a Youth Employment Roadmap on July 8 in Ealing, bringing employers, educators, councils and charities into a coordinated push against youth unemployment.
More than 1 million young people in the UK are now not in education, employment or training, giving the plan urgency as national concern over the NEET crisis intensifies.
The roadmap, developed by Youth Careers Collective and regional partners, sets out immediate and longer-term actions for employers, education providers, local authorities and the voluntary sector.
Alan Milburn’s interim review on young people and work helped frame the launch, and the West London plan is intended to feed into the next phase of that national review.
West London leaders cast the initiative as a cross-sector model for practical action aimed at improving youth outcomes and supporting the sub-region’s economy.

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Overview

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