CYP Now - Call for councils to lead youth employment schemes

The government should hand over responsibility for youth employment schemes to local authorities in order to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet), council leaders have said.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has claimed that almost all young people would be in education, work or training by 2020 if local authorities were given powers to lead the schemes.

Currently, councils are responsible for helping 16- to 18-year-old Neet young people find education or work opportunities, but 19- to 24-year-olds rely on government programmes such as Jobcentre Plus.

But in a new report – Councils Supporting Youth Transitions Into Work and Learning – the LGA argues that the system is too complex and further distances disengaged young people.

The LGA says that council-led initiatives have been more successful than government ones and wants authorities to be given powers to lead youth employment programmes in a bid to dramatically reduce the number of young people who are Neet.

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