Services to young people and adults post education

Youth Centre Services – impartial careers information, advice, guidance and placing services Social Inclusion – Youth Gateway, Education Gateway, NEETs Learning Coach Team, YOS Youth Gateway Adult Guidance – impartial careers information, advice, guidance, redundancy counselling and social inclusion support

Youth Centre Services Partnerships Employers, JCP, Training Providers, Social Services 2009-10 - 2097 16-18 year olds registered as unemployed. There were 2679 registrations therefore 22% of registrants experienced more than one episode of unemployment. 14% of the Cardiff and Vale 16-18 year old cohort (2001 census) 8114 guidance and placing interviews 62% of registrants were placed into a positive outcome ETE Work Taster Programme – 61% achieved a positive outcome

Social Inclusion    Partnerships – Training Providers, Voluntary and Charitable organisations, JCP, Employers, Social Services, CAHMS, Police, Leaving Care, Youth Service, Schools and Colleges, YOS; Education Welfare; Children and Young Peoples Partnership, 14-19 Network, Communities First, Safer Cardiff, Cardiff and Vale councils Presenting needs of young people engaging with Social Inclusion Teams Numeracy/literacy Homelessness Offending behaviour Low self esteem Drug/alcohol Mental health History of school non attendance and /or exclusion Neglect Statement of Special Education Need Attitude Poor social skills Lack employability skills History of family unemployment

Youth Gateway Education Gateway Working with school non-attenders or those in danger of becoming non-attenders 2009-10 - 688 starts 2255 guidance and mentoring interviews 904 group sessions     Youth Gateway Working with young people finding it difficult to engage   536 starts 5960 guidance and mentoring interviews 4807 groups 45% female 55% male 27% no qualifications, 19% below NVQ1 78% positive outcome placed in ETE or accessing specialist agency support.

NEET Learning Coach Young people at the margins of society 280 starts 47% bespoke support programmes 94% completed 38% sustained ETE 81% registered with Careers Wales Youth Offending Service(YOS) Youth Gateway Careers Wales YOS partnership Working with young offenders- Engage in learning Issp –Intensive Supervision and Surveillance IRS – Integrated Resettlement Support Bail Support Placing Support ETE  

Adult Services Partnerships REACT – DWP JCP   Partnerships REACT – DWP JCP Community Education – CCC, Vale council Community mental health Welsh Refugee Council 9654 guidance and information interviews 2912 individuals under notice of redundancy resulting in 42% making ReAct applications  Learning and Careers Advice