How a borough in Merseyside is bucking the UK's youth unemployment trend
A borough in Merseyside, Sefton, is successfully reducing youth unemployment rates through early intervention programs. The local council has shifted its focus to provide career support for under-16s, helping at-risk youth avoid becoming NEET (not in education, employment, or training). This approach has resulted in a significant decrease in NEET figures for 16- to 17-year-olds in the area, highlighting the effectiveness of personalized support.
- ▪Sefton Council began targeting under-16s at risk of becoming NEET with one-to-one support in 2019.
- ▪As of March this year, only 3.8% of 16- to 17-year-olds in Sefton were NEET, a figure that has halved since the program's inception.
- ▪A similar initiative in Leeds is targeting students as young as 12 to prevent future NEET status.
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How a borough in Merseyside is bucking the UK's youth unemployment trend8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKate McGoughEducation reporterGetty Images Sixteen-year-old Chloe is certain that if she hadn't received early support, she would likely be one of the million young people in the UK who are not in education, employment or training today, also known by the acronym Neet.Chloe suffers from severe anxiety and left school when she was 14 to be educated at home in Sefton, Merseyside.
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