Young people in the UK having to refuse jobs because they cannot afford associated costs such as clothes and transport.
April 19, 2024Posted by:
Young people in the UK are having to refuse jobs because they cannot afford associated costs such as clothes and transport. A worrying statistic from a recent article in the Guardian, following a study by the Princes Trust, highlights one of the real issues young people of today are facing.
Studies like this one conducted by Fiverr also show 71% of 16-25 year olds say they are planning to, or already do, work as a freelancer and 36% state that their ultimate career goal is to be their own boss.
Through our fully funded Enterprise programme Be The Boss we are tackling such issues head on by empowering pupils in West Yorkshire Schools to consider self-employment as a viable option alongside other conventional opportunities.
So far we have:
- Attended 15 career fairs and engaged with approx. 7925 students.
- Completed 2 x projects for SEN schools.
- Hosted information sessions at 5 different school assembly’s.
We’ve had great feedback so far like this from a teacher whose school wanted:
“To create an awareness of the opportunities for students when they leave education; recognising that traditional job roles may be quite challenging given their additional needs. We want to give the students the motivation, resources and confidence to think about self-employment.”
They said
“The students became excited by the prospect of creating something that they could draw an income from. They began to see that the things they are interested in could be possible ways to engage in self-employment and keen to discover how this could be possible. Practical support in how this would progress was useful and enlightening to those who could understand the concept.”
If you would like to know more about this programme or any of our other self-employment opportunities please email [email protected]
April 19, 2024Posted by:
