Helping employers circulate vacancies & labour market information Trevor Bottomley, Employment & Labour Market Adviser PfYL, 28 th September Supporting young people’s services

What do we do now?  How do we get information about opportunities to young people?  What are the advantages?  What are the disadvantages? See notes below for group discussions Supporting young people’s services

Background - the changing job market for young Londoners

What happened to school leaver jobs? Supporting young people’s services 1980s Recession and certainty of school work ends Most ‘school leaver jobs’ ask for few skills or qualifications Mid 1990s Competition from adults for what used to be thought of as ‘junior’ jobs More young people staying in education at Even entry level jobs expect people to be ‘job ready’ and have ‘soft skills’ (eg communication, team work) Expansion of apprenticeships

London jobs mismatch Employers and education want the same young people but increasingly difficult for low skilled and/or qualified Londoners to find jobs that meet their needs and expectations  ‘jobs mismatch’ in UK cities as low skilled jobs move out  ‘job ready’ very similar to education ready – attitude and behaviour, soft skills, literacy & numeracy  Catch : Employers often find difficulty attracting suitable school/college leavers in London, while those who want work (rather than full-time education) often struggle to find it Supporting young people’s services

Employment & LMI resources from CLC Building Futures

 Live full-time & part-time jobs:  Weekly Opportunities (see handout)  Part-Time & Temporary Work Guide  Apprenticeships:  Apprenticeships: A Guide for Advisers (2015)  CLC and GOV.UK apprenticeship and traineeship guides  Job Search:  Employability Course Guide (see handout)  CVs, interviews, job hunting, etc  Self Employment & Social Enterprise  Labour Market Information:  London Youth Labour Market Summary (updated monthly – see handout)  Occasional 2/3 page summaries of important reports  Links to other resources Supporting young people’s services

Weekly Opportunities Bulletin  Aimed at advisers working with young people in Central London – not aimed directly at young people  Not aiming to be 100% comprehensive but pointing in the right direction and helping start the process.  Immediate opportunities  Mainly focusing on opportunities for NEET young people (eg employability courses) now, but shifts towards education leavers closer to summer Supporting young people’s services

Weekly Opportunities Bulletin  Not a course listing and not attempting to replicate Find an apprenticeship  Draws out a few interesting examples each week from Find an apprenticeship  Also links larger employers and learning providers – many will have contacted us directly asking to circulate vacancies  Aimed at advisers working with young people in Central London – not aimed directly at young people  Links to events and other resources Supporting young people’s services

Employability Course Guide  A valiant attempt to list all training in London that aims to help young people develop skills they need to get a job  Does not cover organisations that:  offer advice and guidance only  offer voluntary work only  offer lifeskills training only  offer English and maths courses only  All London (rather than Central London/CLC area) to support CLC workforce development training  A ‘living’ directory – new courses will start and other will close and advisers can details/leads to Supporting young people’s services

How could we improve?  How could we improve the job information we get to young people without a lot of extra time or resources?  Is there in way we could co-operate better? See notes below for group discussions Supporting young people’s services