Giving evidence to MPs, the body said it has concerns over the number of agencies involved in co-ordinating the £1bn programme.
The scheme is managed by local job centres, but is co-ordinated by four government departments – the Department for Work and Pensions; the Cabinet Office; the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; and the Department for Education.
“It would be preferable for the Youth Contract to run though a single agency or department in order to minimise both bureaucracy and inefficiencies,” written evidence submitted by City & Guilds to the work and pensions select committee, said.
“We appreciate that this may not be a simple matter to organise but feel that otherwise there is a serious danger of many young people ‘falling though the cracks’ and becoming further disengaged.”
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