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 June 30, 2022

Tag: employment

Imposter Syndrome and Volunteering

Friday, 04 June 2021 by Sarah Staples

When I was first elected to the board I truly felt I had gotten there on sheer luck. How could I, a 19 year old living in Devon, have ended up on the board of a national charity? And, it’s a worry I had again last year when our members elected me as Chair at

  • Published in Blogs
Tagged under: chair of the board, diversity, employment, Trustee

Improving representation within the Board of Trustees

Thursday, 06 May 2021 by Osaro Otobo

The word ‘diversity’ can trigger a whole spectrum of emotions and thoughts. For many people from underrepresented backgrounds it often induces feelings of skepticism. Many organisations come out claiming to want more ‘diversity’ and that they appreciate ‘diversity’ but a lot of the time it can be perceived as insincere and merely a box ticking

  • Published in Blogs
Tagged under: Board of Trustees, employment, inequality, recruitment, Trustee

British Youth Council calls on government to replace lost EU funding

Monday, 11 January 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council are calling on the UK government to announce its plans to replace significant funding lost since the UK’s exit from the EU. Following the ratification of the new trading and cooperation agreement with the European Union, organisations in the UK have lost access to Erasmus Plus. The youth-led charity is calling

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: Brexit, DCMS, Department for Education, employment, Erasmus, EU, eu referendum, europe, european union, trade deal, Turing Scheme, UK Government, young people

Reflections on being UK Young Ambassador to EU Youth Dialogue Report

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 by Nikki Hall

Coming to the end of my role as UK Young Ambassador for EU Youth Dialogue, I have begun to reflect on journey. EU Youth Dialogue allows young people to interact with policy makers at an European level. The 7th Cycle of EU Youth Dialogue had three main themes. These were based on three EU youth

  • Published in Blogs, UK Young Ambassadors
Tagged under: Coronavirus, employment, europe, european union, uk young ambassdors, young people

New opportunity for young people to combat barriers to employment

Monday, 02 November 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

Youth Futures Foundation has announced a new partnership with the British Youth Council to put young people’s voices at the heart of all the not-for-profit’s activities. They are inviting charities and organisations working with young people who face barriers to employment to encourage them to apply.  Eleven young people will form the Future Voices Group,

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: employment, Future Voices Group, young people, youth, Youth Futures Foundations, youth voice, youth-led

Unleashing the potential of work experience to SMEs

Thursday, 17 October 2019 by Diana Scutelnicu

I heard about the British Youth Council from one of my colleagues at The Careers & Enterprise Company, who offered me the opportunity to get involved in their latest project on improving the work experience in UK. I was thrilled to learn more about the work of the British Youth Council, which is to empower

  • Published in Blogs, Work Experience Action Group
Tagged under: Businesses, employers, employment, SMEs, work experience, Work Experience Action Group, young people

British Youth Council to help employers unleash the potential of work experience

Wednesday, 16 October 2019 by Rhammel Afflick

Following consultation with young people, the Work Experience Action Group has launched their Work Experience Toolkit for small and medium businesses in England. The newly formed focus group has created a series of resources which are due to be distributed amongst Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and young people’s hubs outlining what quality work experience

  • Published in Careers and Enterprise Company, News, Work Experience Action Group
Tagged under: employers, employment, work experience, young people

Further support needed for young people in the housing and employment market

Thursday, 25 April 2019 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council have supported calls for the Government to take steps to deliver a fairer society by supporting younger people in the housing and employment market. In a new report published by the House of Lords Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provision, the Government is also asked to ensure local authorities have specific

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Tagged under: Curriculum for life, employment, Government, house of lords, housing, Intergenerational Fairness and Provision, PSHE, report

Youth Employment UK census allows young people to be heard on a range of issues

Friday, 03 August 2018 by Harvey Morton

Last month, Youth Employment UK launched their Youth Voice Census with support from The Careers and Enterprise Company and Pearson Education. The leading-edge census will act as an innovative platform for young people aged 16-24 to voice their opinion on a variety of issues from work experience to going to university and everything in-between, allowing them

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Tagged under: employment

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