Tackling Youth Unemployment Youth Futures Foundation

Andrea Barry, Analysis Manager at Youth Futures Foundation, is joined by Freddie Martin from PwC for a discussion on the topic of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). In the episode they also discuss some of the findings from the Youth Employment Index, a collaborative report developed by PwC and Youth Futures Foundation, looking to understand how governments and businesses in the UK can support young people to engage with education training and work.

In this episode, our Marketing and Communications Executive, Reena, talks to Ed, one of our Future Voices Ambassadors, to explore what it's like to be young and not in education, employment or training (NEET), accessibility in work and more.

Anna Darnell, Head of Strategy and Partnerships at Youth Futures Foundation, leads a discussion on the topic of employer engagement in the youth employment landscape, reflecting on employers' roles supporting young people succeed in their career. Our guest speakers also consider some of the findings from a series of reports commissioned by Youth Futures Foundation and Movement to Work, conducted by IFF Research, which explore employers’ engagement with the youth labour market.



Guest speakers include:


Joel England, Future Voices Ambassador at Youth Futures Foundation
Dina Potter, VP & Global Head of Impact, National Grid
Nicola Wildash, Senior Research Manager, IFF Research

Harriet McCann joins Director of Institute for Employment Studies, Tony Wilson, and Youth Futures Foundation board member, Alex Morawski to consider the future of work for young people and discuss the findings from A Better Future: Transforming jobs and skills for young people post-pandemic.

Episode speakers

Harriet McCann, Head of Policy (Youth Futures Foundation)

Tony Wilson, Director (Institute for Employment Studies)

Alex Morawski, Board member and Future Voices Ambassador (Youth Futures Foundation)

Anna Smee will be in conversation with YFF’s Director of Impact and Evidence, Chris Goulden and Campbell Collaboration’s CEO, Howard White, to explore YFF’s newest learning and research tool: the Youth Employment Evidence and Gap Map.