Organisation Survey - Young people work readiness

Thank you for completing this survey

As part of our work with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Youth Employment we are currently looking at the transition of young people between education and employment. It is important to get the views of all the stakeholders involved in the process of supporting young people into employment. We are therefore looking for input from employers, training providers, educators and youth organisations into our report which will be presented to the APPG and Ministers.

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* 1. What type of organisation are you?

Employer

Educator (Secondary, College, University)

Training Provider

Youth Organisation

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Where are you based?

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* 3. Do you currently employ, train or support young people aged 16-24?

Yes - Employ

Yes - Train

Yes - Support

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What percentage of your workforce is 16-24?

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* 5. If you recruit young people for your organisation could you please share with us the key skills you look for in young recruits and weight the following in importance

	Low importance				Highly important
English & Maths Skills	English & Maths Skills Low importance	English & Maths Skills	English & Maths Skills	English & Maths Skills	English & Maths Skills Highly important
Other qualifications	Other qualifications Low importance	Other qualifications	Other qualifications	Other qualifications	Other qualifications Highly important
Employability skills such as - Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Initiative etc	Employability skills such as - Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Initiative etc Low importance	Employability skills such as - Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Initiative etc	Employability skills such as - Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Initiative etc	Employability skills such as - Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Initiative etc	Employability skills such as - Communication, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Initiative etc Highly important
Personal skills - Presentation, Motivation, Interpersonal etc	Personal skills - Presentation, Motivation, Interpersonal etc Low importance	Personal skills - Presentation, Motivation, Interpersonal etc	Personal skills - Presentation, Motivation, Interpersonal etc	Personal skills - Presentation, Motivation, Interpersonal etc	Personal skills - Presentation, Motivation, Interpersonal etc Highly important
Technical skills - IT, other technical skills which may be specific to your sector	Technical skills - IT, other technical skills which may be specific to your sector Low importance	Technical skills - IT, other technical skills which may be specific to your sector	Technical skills - IT, other technical skills which may be specific to your sector	Technical skills - IT, other technical skills which may be specific to your sector	Technical skills - IT, other technical skills which may be specific to your sector Highly important
Work Experience	Work Experience Low importance	Work Experience	Work Experience	Work Experience	Work Experience Highly important
History of volunteering and or other social action	History of volunteering and or other social action Low importance	History of volunteering and or other social action	History of volunteering and or other social action	History of volunteering and or other social action	History of volunteering and or other social action Highly important
External interests - hobbies etc	External interests - hobbies etc Low importance	External interests - hobbies etc	External interests - hobbies etc	External interests - hobbies etc	External interests - hobbies etc Highly important

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Thinking about your experience, do you think the majority of young people leave school with the skills you expect and require?

Yes

Dont know

Other (please specify)

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* 7. In your view do you think it is possible for schools to develop the employability skills of young people?

Yes

Dont know

Any further comment?

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* 8. Are there specific skills, experiences that you think schools should focus on to prepare students for work?

Yes

Dont know

Please specify -

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* 9. Beyond employability skills and work experience do you think there are other barriers that young people face moving from education into employment?

Yes

Dont know

Please specify

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* 10. Do you think there is enough support for young people outside of school to help them make the school to work transition?

Yes

Dont know

Please share your thoughts and experiences about external support organisaitons

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* 11. Do you think the government is doing enough to support young people into employment?

Yes

Dont know

What would you like to see the government do?

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* 12. Do you think employers have a responsibility for supporting young people to make this transition?

Yes

Dont know

If you answered yes, do you think employers are doing enough to support young people?

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* 13. As a business do you provide any of the following

Careers support to schools (attending careers fairs, giving talks etc)

Mentoring of young people

Work experience and/or taster days or similar

Employment opportunities such as traineeships and apprenticeships

Employment opportunities such as internships or graduate recruitment

If you do not offer these opportunities could you tell us why?

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* 14. Have you ever faced any of the following barriers when trying to support young people?

Unable to access schools or colleges

Unsure where to go to offer support

Unable to access local Jobcenter or other similar service

Young people not willing to engage

Time and resource

Unsure what too offer and/how to ensure quuality

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Would you consider your organisation to be "youth friendly"?

Yes

Dont know

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* 16. Would you be interested in learning more about a Youth Friendly framework for employers to help develop best practice when supporting young people and being recognised for that work?

Yes

Dont know

If you would like to find out more about our work and the Youth Friendly Employment support we offer please provide your email address and telephone number -

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* 17. Thank you for completing our survey. The responses we receive will be built into our report for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Youth Employment. For more information or a copy of the final report please email shona@yeuk.org.uk