In their first few months in office, ministers have unveiled plans to guarantee young people access to training and work experience opportunities as part of a revised work and skills offer which also includes overhauling the much-maligned apprenticeship system for England so that more young people can access funding and placements.
Amid challenging economic conditions, the reforms come at a crucial time for youth employment with the number of young people not in education, employment and training (Neet) rising towards one million and more than three million 16-to 24-year-olds being economically inactive, a trend partly driven by the youth mental health crisis.
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