The Youth Contract

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Work and Pensions Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 0215048490

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Youth Unemployment and the Youth Contract by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Work and Pensions Committee Pdf

This report comments positively on some aspects of the design of the Youth Contract. It builds on the types of interventions which have been shown to have a positive impact: increased Jobcentre Plus (JCP) adviser support; work experience placements; and apprenticeships. It also welcomes the inclusion of a new scheme for 16-17 year-olds, the large majority of whom do not receive support from JCP as they are ineligible for Jobseekers Allowance (JSA). The Committee acknowledges that the Government has sensibly focused wage incentives - the key new element of the Youth Contract - on longer term young unemployed claimants and there is an attempt to achieve sustainable job outcomes by linking wage incentives to the Work Programme payment structure, in which providers are financially incentivised to keep participants in work and off benefits in the longer term. However the Youth Contract on its own it will not be enough to address the current unacceptably high level of youth unemployment. A significant impact can only be made if all the targets are met. In particular, past experience shows that 160,000 wage incentives is a very ambitious target in the current economic climate. And 250,000 additional work experience placements for young people may also be unrealistic

Author : The Stationery Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780108554421

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Youth Unemployment in the EU: A Scarred Generation? - HL 164 by The Stationery Office Pdf

With the rate of young jobless in the EU still at nearly double its pre-crisis level, and the UK experiencing exceptionally high levels of unemployment, this report calls on the Government to rethink the way it uses European funding. The Government needs to use EU money to support the introduction of a Youth Guarantee, rather than putting the funds towards existing domestic measures such as the Youth Contract. The Youth Contract had underperformed and was not popular in the private sector, while the Youth Guarantee had been successful in other European countries. Five regions in the UK were highlighted in the report as having unemployment levels so high that they qualified for additional EU funding. These areas were: Tees Valley & Durham; West Midlands; South Western Scotland; Inner London; and Merseyside. The Committee is urging the Government use the European funding to run pilot Youth Guarantee schemes in these five areas. Other recommendations made in the report include: a move away from a centralised management of EU funds and make the most of local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships, who have links to specialist organisations in their areas; when it comes to careers advice, the Government should use EU money to fund more traditional face-to-face careers advice, rather than focusing on online support; and more needs to be done to address the skills mismatch in the EU - a particular example being in ICT

Author : Bernard Davies
Publisher : Springer
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030038861

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Austerity, Youth Policy and the Deconstruction of the Youth Service in England by Bernard Davies Pdf

This timely book presents a vital analysis of the politics, policy and practice of youth work services in England and the impacts of the austerity agenda introduced after the 2007-08 financial crisis. Davies frames his research within the ideological, political and economic context of the last decade, contemplating the prescriptions of neoliberalism, and various other socio-political developments. He illustrates how wider government policies, programmes and initiatives have marred the purposes and methods of the Youth Service and youth work facilities, forging connections with what this means for young people and youth work. Unique in its depth and detail, this book is one of the first comprehensive, evidenced and up-to-date accounts of UK Youth Policy. It is an essential and invaluable resource for youth educators, researchers, service managers, practitioners and activists, as well as scholars and students of youth studies, social policy, public policy, and history.

Author : Nick Coleman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 191021907X

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Evaluation of the Youth Contract Wage Incentive by Nick Coleman Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 0215045041

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Department for Work and Pensions by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts Pdf

The Work Programme, designed to help long-term unemployed people into sustainable employment, started in June 2011, replacing virtually all welfare to work programmes run by the Department for Work and Pensions. Over the next five years, the Programme is expected to help up to 3.3 million people at a cost of £3-5 billion. 18 prime contractors, each with sub-contractors, are contracted to deliver the Programme across England, Scotland and Wales. The Department has done well to introduce the Work Programme in 12 months. Prime contractors receive the majority of their payments once a participant has stayed in a job for a set period of time, with the length of time varying according to claimant group. Although some financial risks have been transferred to the providers, the test of whether the Programme is achieving value for money will be whether more people are in work as a result of the Programme than would have been if it had not existed and that the wider social benefits which underpin the cost benefit analysis are delivered in practice. The Department should seek assurance on a range of issues: that sub contractors are treated fairly, not misled into accepting inappropriate contracts, and receive the number of cases and funding they were promised; that harder to help claimants are not parked and ignored; and ensuring proper value for money. The Department relies on contractors to set minimum standards of service but has no measurable indicators against which the quality of service can be judged

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9289305657

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Ungdomskriminalitet i Norden by Anonim Pdf

En redegørelse for lovgivning og initiativer til bekæmpelse af ungdomskriminalitet i de nordiske lande og det udstrakte samarbejde på tværs af grænserne.

Author : Anne Robinson
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447306986

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Foundations for Youth Justice by Anne Robinson Pdf

How can youth justice refocus its attention on the rights and perspectives of young people in transition? Foundations for Youth Justice outlines youth justice practices in their current state of flux in the United Kingdom as New Labour policies receive direction under the vastly different Coalition Government. Anne Robinson explores opportunities for a fresh orientation that places young people at the center. She outlines the risks and problems that modern society creates for them and asks when, and how, society should respond to youth behaviors that cause harm to others. The result is a bold—and realistic—remodelling of youth justice practices.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 021505248X

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Careers Guidance for Young People by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee Pdf

The Education Act 2011 introduced a new statutory duty for schools to provide independent, impartial careers guidance for their pupils in years 9-11 which came into force in September 2012. The Committee considers the decision to transfer responsibility for careers guidance to schools as regrettable and there are concerns about the consistency, quality, independence and impartiality of careers guidance now being offered to young people. Evidence was heard that there is already a worrying deterioration in the overall level of provision for young people. The Committee believes the Government could do more to promote consistency through central guidance and recommend the Government's statutory guidance and practical guide should be combined into a single publication to assist a consistent approach by schools. The decision to extend the duty to young people in year 8 and to 16 to 18 year-olds in school or college is welcomed. To help ensure quality, it is recommended that schools are required to work towards the Quality in Careers Standard, and to procure guidance services only from qualified providers and individuals. There must also be accountability measures to ensure that schools provide a good quality careers guidance service. It recommends that all schools are required to publish an annual careers plan, which would provide transparency in what could be expected in terms of careers work and would set out the resources allocated to these activities. Also recommended is the National Careers Service's remit is expanded to include a capacity-building and brokerage role for schools, including assisting schools in designing their annual careers plan, the dissemination of local labour market information and the promotion of quality standards.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909532274

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The Youth Contract by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christian Borch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317813224

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Foucault, Crime and Power by Christian Borch Pdf

This book presents a Foucauldian problematisation analysis of crime, with a particular focus on the twentieth century. It considers how crime has been conceived as problem and, by scrutinising the responses that have been adapted to deal with crime, demonstrates how a range of power modalities have evolved throughout the twentieth century. Christian Borch shows how the tendency of criminologists to focus on either disciplinary power or governmentality has neglected the broader complex of Foucault’s concerns: ignoring its historical underpinnings, whilst for the most part limiting studies to only very recent developments, without giving sufficient attention to their historical backdrop. The book uses developments in Denmark – developments that can be readily identified in most other western countries – as a paradigmatic case for understanding how crime has been problematised in the West. Thus, Foucault, Crime and Power: Problematisations of Crime in the Twentieth Century demonstrates that a Foucauldian approach to crime holds greater analytical potentials for criminological research than have so far been recognized.

Author : Maria Wolf,Council of Europe,Council of Europe. Directorate of Youth and Sport
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287156026

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Youth Policy in Norway by Maria Wolf,Council of Europe,Council of Europe. Directorate of Youth and Sport Pdf

This publication is part of a series of reviews of national youth policies carried out by the Council of Europe, in collaboration with researchers, non-governmental youth organisations and governmental agencies responsible for the development and implementation of youth policy. The review comprises of a national report produced by the individual country, together with a critical analysis of national policy and practice undertaken by a team of international experts in the subject. This report is the 10th in the series and focuses on national youth policies and programmes in Norway.

Author : Nick Coleman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 191021910X

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Customers' Experiences of the Youth Contract by Nick Coleman Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780215081094

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HC 833 - 16- to-18-Year-Old Participation in Education and training by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts Pdf

The Committee are pleased that more 16- to 18-year-olds continue in education, although note the UK still lies behind other OECD countries. Whether this is because of changes in legislation or more effective interventions is debatable. The Committee note, however, that at the end of 2013, 148, 000 out of the cohort of 2 million 16- to 18-year-olds in England were NEET (not in education, employment or training). Some within this NEET group have been reached by the Youth Contract, but the Committee notes this is expected to only support half the number it was originally predicted to assist, will end soon and the Department has no plans to replace it. Careers remains patchy across the country and local authorities do not know what large numbers of the young people in their areas are doing. This means these young people are difficult to target. In 2010 the Department transferred responsibility for providing careers advice to schools but did not give them additional resources to fund it.

Author : Leslie Bell,Ian Thurlby-Campbell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781474274197

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Agency, Structure and the NEET Policy Problem by Leslie Bell,Ian Thurlby-Campbell Pdf

For many years, government policy has associated young people 'being NEET' (Not in Education, Employment or Training) with educational underachievement, worklessness, generational poverty, poor health, antisocial behaviour, and reduced life expectancies. Researchers and policymakers continue to debate whether young people become NEET as a result of their own choices (i.e. their personal agency), or as a result of external factors (i.e. social, political and economic structures). Most recognise that the truth is somewhere between the two, but a clear understanding of how each interacts in causing young people to become NEET has so far been elusive, making the development of effective policy and practice problematic. Agency, Structure and the NEET Policy Problem makes headway against this problem through an original approach that draws on social cognitive theory and the lived experiences of young people themselves. Investigating the lives of NEET young people between the ages of 17-21 in London, this book elucidates the interactions between agency and structure that lead to them becoming NEET, and in doing so, offers a new perspective on the phenomenon. It offers a valuable critique of existing policy, providing both breadth and detail on the factors affecting the trajectories of young people in their transitions to continued education, training, or employment. It offers a way forward for all who are interested in developing, supporting and implementing a revitalised approach to NEET policy and practice, and a framework around which a coherent multidisciplinary approach to addressing NEET could be developed.

Author : Leonard, Pauline,Wilde, Rachel
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781529202311

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Getting In and Getting On in the Youth Labour Market by Leonard, Pauline,Wilde, Rachel Pdf

Based on up to date qualitative and ethnographic research, this book examines youth education-to-work transitions in the UK. Using the theoretical lens of a Foucauldian governmentality approach, the authors consider the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of youth employability training and demonstrate how different employability schemes planned and operationalised in diverse geographical and economic landscapes work in practice. The book examines and compares a range of employment entry route programmes and reveals the tension between employability and good quality employment, and the ways in which young people from varying social and regional backgrounds are positioned very differently within this.