The Finalists of The Youth Friendly Employer Awards Are Announced

Youth Employment UK have been overwhelmed by the number and quality of this year's applicants for the Youth Friendly Employer Awards. The organizing team want to thank all of the organisations who took the time to enter.

The Award cerimony is on the 24th November 2016 Rockingham Forest Hotel, Corby Northamptonshire.

• Small Employers: MyKindaFuture,  Humanutopia and The William Cecil
• Medium Employers: Aspire sports, Fidler and Pepper Solicitors and Positive Outcomes
• Large Employers: Hertfordshire Council,  Agilisys and IFDS Group

“Recruiting, training and retaining young people in employment are key issues for many organisations. In contrast, young people remain to be one of the groups most "at risk" of unemployment.  Impetus PEF produced a report this year that identified that nearly 1.3 million 16-24 year olds will experience some time NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training).

There are a plethora of changes taking place at policy level and the future employment landscape is unclear.  With that uncertainty now is a time when educators, employers, youth organisations and training providers must come together to ensure that the right thing is being done to help all young people progress.

The third Youth Friendly Employment Conference will be taking a  look at the key characteristics of "Youth Friendly" organisations. Through a series of workshops we will explore with both young people and employers how delegate organisations can identify ways in which their business can better support young people.”

Key Outcomes

• * Understand the employment challenges facing the most vulnerable groups
• * Better awareness of the barriers facing young people and
• * Understand how organisations can develop employment practice to tackle these barriers and support more young people
• * Share best practice and learnings with a range of organisations from different sectors
• * Policy insights
• * Exhibition and networking opportunities to broker stronger links 

Positive Outcomes are our Headline Sponsors. And with a name like that involved the event ought to go well.

Below you can find an agenda: