How Can You Tackle Youth Unemployment Through Youth Led Solutions?
Youth unemployment affects the country as a whole, there is an expansion of job losses across the UK, small businesses are closing down, losing credibility and value due to the government cuts.
The latest unemployment figures indicate from around 620 million economically active 15 to 24-year-olds, 81 million were unemployed at the end of 2009, the highest number since records began in 1991, the UN agency statistical report says.
Over the last year youth employment continued to rise over two thirds.
There are far less businesses that are scared of taking risks in opening doors to employment for young people as they do not want to loose financial credibility at this time of recession, which means majority of the youth citizens would be left without any real practical skills in the work area most importantly with no financial security for their futures and in the long term will affect the country as the youth are seen as the future of Britain, if the recession continues and more jobs are cut, businesses shut down, fees rise, our economy will face greater challenges in the future, for example a bigger recession where everything would shut down, i.
e.
shopping centres, retail companies etc.
The New coalition government empowering Liberal Democrats and Conservatives to work in collaboration together is partly the main reason why young citizens are driven to unemployment.
Some of the policies both the party leaders Nick Clegg and David Cameron have highlighted in their manifestos, is they are going to increase the university fees for up to 10,000 every year, which I think is unfair.
This is a very negative impact on young people who are looking to study further in universities as many young people would reconsider their options on going on to pursue a degree, the majority of young people in all the constituencies cannot afford to pay the fees and therefore result in more future job losses, also the increase on VAT for up to 20% will effect many people and the economy.
However I think if the new government wants to listen to what we, as young people have to say, they need to engage in our needs and reenact with us as active citizens.
'Official labor market data showed the employment level did enjoy its biggest jump since 1989 in the three months to June, when the overall economy rebounded.
But much of that was down to companies hiring part-time workers, suggesting many are still too nervous about the recovery to hire full-time staff.
' This indicates that there are other alternatives that young job seekers can explore and possibly overcome the barriers of unemployment in Labor Market, by taking on board internships, practical work experiences in the areas they choose to work in.
Increasing their practical social skills, starting their own mini businesses through Youth Enterprise London, becoming young entrepreneurs, finding a need in their community to address which they can then set up their own project using social enterprise funds as financial backing, to make a impact, this would gain many young people new skills such as enterprise, leadership etc.
and give them more prosperous chances of becoming employed.
Youth entrepreneurship is a great sustainable solution to consider when unemployed, as it gives that person a drive to continue to develop their creative ideas, which can lead to an innovative invention for possibly becoming a very successful business.
The entrepreneurship route, is like a story, in every story there is a beginning, middle and end, and there is some kind of obstacle or problem that the character tries to over come, at the end the problem gets resolved or there is a climax, it is similar to the entrepreneur who wants to succeed the mission he or she is embarking and usually there is a happy result.
The Government believes that our universities are essential for building a strong and innovative economy; the coalition is still going to effect future job prospects for jobs by increasing university fees.
For jobs and education introducing Service Academies to offer pre-employment training and work placements for unemployed people is a good policy particularly in decreasing the rate of youth unemployment in London.
Overall I think the new coalition government has both negative and positive impacts on young people, some policies such as universities I think will affect young people and active citizens in terms of finances and some policies such as crime will prove to be a big improvement on society.
This new government makes as young people more aware of what changes needs to be implemented in this country for the better and I think as active citizens we can see what policies/issues need to be addressed for young people and speak out against the parties when they don't listen to our needs.
In terms of unemployment, we have to find ways are our selves to overcome the problem we face, be creative, innovative and determined and I think more jobs will come in our way.
The latest unemployment figures indicate from around 620 million economically active 15 to 24-year-olds, 81 million were unemployed at the end of 2009, the highest number since records began in 1991, the UN agency statistical report says.
Over the last year youth employment continued to rise over two thirds.
There are far less businesses that are scared of taking risks in opening doors to employment for young people as they do not want to loose financial credibility at this time of recession, which means majority of the youth citizens would be left without any real practical skills in the work area most importantly with no financial security for their futures and in the long term will affect the country as the youth are seen as the future of Britain, if the recession continues and more jobs are cut, businesses shut down, fees rise, our economy will face greater challenges in the future, for example a bigger recession where everything would shut down, i.
e.
shopping centres, retail companies etc.
The New coalition government empowering Liberal Democrats and Conservatives to work in collaboration together is partly the main reason why young citizens are driven to unemployment.
Some of the policies both the party leaders Nick Clegg and David Cameron have highlighted in their manifestos, is they are going to increase the university fees for up to 10,000 every year, which I think is unfair.
This is a very negative impact on young people who are looking to study further in universities as many young people would reconsider their options on going on to pursue a degree, the majority of young people in all the constituencies cannot afford to pay the fees and therefore result in more future job losses, also the increase on VAT for up to 20% will effect many people and the economy.
However I think if the new government wants to listen to what we, as young people have to say, they need to engage in our needs and reenact with us as active citizens.
'Official labor market data showed the employment level did enjoy its biggest jump since 1989 in the three months to June, when the overall economy rebounded.
But much of that was down to companies hiring part-time workers, suggesting many are still too nervous about the recovery to hire full-time staff.
' This indicates that there are other alternatives that young job seekers can explore and possibly overcome the barriers of unemployment in Labor Market, by taking on board internships, practical work experiences in the areas they choose to work in.
Increasing their practical social skills, starting their own mini businesses through Youth Enterprise London, becoming young entrepreneurs, finding a need in their community to address which they can then set up their own project using social enterprise funds as financial backing, to make a impact, this would gain many young people new skills such as enterprise, leadership etc.
and give them more prosperous chances of becoming employed.
Youth entrepreneurship is a great sustainable solution to consider when unemployed, as it gives that person a drive to continue to develop their creative ideas, which can lead to an innovative invention for possibly becoming a very successful business.
The entrepreneurship route, is like a story, in every story there is a beginning, middle and end, and there is some kind of obstacle or problem that the character tries to over come, at the end the problem gets resolved or there is a climax, it is similar to the entrepreneur who wants to succeed the mission he or she is embarking and usually there is a happy result.
The Government believes that our universities are essential for building a strong and innovative economy; the coalition is still going to effect future job prospects for jobs by increasing university fees.
For jobs and education introducing Service Academies to offer pre-employment training and work placements for unemployed people is a good policy particularly in decreasing the rate of youth unemployment in London.
Overall I think the new coalition government has both negative and positive impacts on young people, some policies such as universities I think will affect young people and active citizens in terms of finances and some policies such as crime will prove to be a big improvement on society.
This new government makes as young people more aware of what changes needs to be implemented in this country for the better and I think as active citizens we can see what policies/issues need to be addressed for young people and speak out against the parties when they don't listen to our needs.
In terms of unemployment, we have to find ways are our selves to overcome the problem we face, be creative, innovative and determined and I think more jobs will come in our way.
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