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The South Yorkshire Careers Hub is working with HSBC and Zero Gravity through the Boosting Skills Pathways programme to build stronger digital and technology career routes for young people.

Nearly one million young people are now not in education, employment or training (NEET). Rising disengagement mean that too many learners experience difficult transitions from secondary education.

Our Youth Advisory Group (YAG) met with Jacqui Smith, the Minister for Skills, to discuss the barriers faced by young women in accessing careers and skills education.

The new report, from The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC), finds that economic pressures are increasingly shaping employer school engagement.

We met Business Minister, Blair McDougall, to share our six-point plan for putting young people at the forefront of a modern skills-led industrial strategy.

Partnering with the national Health and Care Advisory Group, we are working to deliver a place-based approach to the 10-Year Workforce Plan.

58% of business leaders believe that the traditional two-week block of work experience is too time-consuming.

A pioneering pilot project in Leicester has significantly increased young people’s understanding of the logistics industry, one of the region’s fastest-growing and strategically important sectors. 

Becoming Chief Executive of CEC is a privilege. We have a big ambition - to equip every young person, regardless of their background, with the confidence, connections and capabilities to thrive.

New data finds that 16–19-year-old students, at risk of becoming unemployed (NEET), went on to further education, training or jobs because of high-quality careers education.

As the White Paper sets out the next phase of the UK’s skills journey, careers education must sit firmly at its foundation.

Leaving school without something to go onto can do lasting damage to a young person’s employment prospects, earnings potential and wellbeing.