Employer partnerships - job opportunities for young people
The issue
- Currently, 1 million young people are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training)
- Many employers are facing high recruitment costs, aging workforces and lack the support needed to hire young people.
Our solution
We collaborate with businesses to create meaningful entry routes into employment – through apprenticeships, entry-level roles, work insight opportunities and our Extended Recruitment Programme where young people demonstrate their suitability for roles through work trials. We provide the support many employers need to feel confident hiring and retaining young workers.
The benefits
- Ownership of the recruitment process: offering job trials over traditional interviews can allow you to reach untapped potential and find the right people for each role.
- Improve morale and boost productivity:
- Young employees can bring a fresh perspective. Most young workers are eager to learn, build their experience and apply their skills in the workforce. This enthusiasm is great for team building, productivity and workplace morale.
- Young people are used to learning. They retain a mindset that help them absorb training easily.
- Higher retention: 69% of employers say that employing apprentices improved staff retention. 65% of apprentices stay working for the company that trained them when they complete their apprenticeship.
- Financial incentive: UK employers can claim a £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant through the Youth Jobs Grant service by hiring an eligible young person aged 18 to 24 who has been claiming Universal Credit and looking for work for at least six months.
- Corporate social responsibility: Contribute to tackling the current youth unemployment crisis.
Work with us
If you have vacant entry-level roles or would like to discuss creating some, and you are open to inclusive recruitment processes, please contact: nicolette.bassan@thinkforward.org.uk
To find out about the other ways we partner with employers, click here.