Youth Employment

Led By: Jessi Wilson – Programme Facilitator – Youth Voice and Leadership, Unloc

Portsmouth Youth Cabinet’s consultations with young people in the city revealed that 91% have never been in paid employment, and that 67% have wanted a job, but were unable to get one. They want to work, develop skills, and earn money, but the opportunities for them to do so are few and far between.

The programme aims to remove barriers to businesses employing young people by providing reliable information about the rules and processes required, and providing a space where young people can submit their key skills, interests, and availability to create a registry for businesses to recruit from.

To provide 14- to 17-year-olds hands-on experience in the world of work with actual work placements.
To place 20 young people into work placements during the first year of the programme.
Upskilling young people with essentials such as CV, cover letter and application writing, job interview practice and personal branding.

Current Initiatives

Process Guide
Candidate CVs

Impact

Aiming to reduce barriers to businesses employing young people within the city.

Youth Employment at the Shaping Portsmouth Conference 2024

2 Videos

Portsmouth Youth Cabinet

11:19

Education Pillar Update

23:21

Youth Employment is delivered in partnership with:

The latest news from Youth Employment:

Our new Youth Employment programme launches next week

City’s young people launch Save Our Solent Campaign

The Shaping Portsmouth Podcast

Episode 5: Youth Employment

00:00 / 25:14

Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries and Business Programme Lead Marian Glover discuss our Youth Employment Programme with Imogen Hambry, our summer intern Programme Assistant.

Testimonials

"As someone attempting to traverse the many challenges inherent to bridging the gap between publicly funded institutions and privately held businesses, I am extremely grateful for the support I have received from Shaping Portsmouth. Stef embraced my idea for a social enterprise with characteristic enthusiasm, even from our first meeting and has generously shared his time and considerable business expertise during subsequent meetings. Stef never makes me feel rushed and seems to have an encyclopaedic recall when it comes to other businesses and people within the Portsmouth area who may be able to help my enterprise move forward. As well as having a multifaceted talent pool within the team, Shaping Portsmouth has built an unrivalled support network for businesses in this area, enabling them to provide helpful contacts, guidance and practical support. I don’t think I could have got this far without them!"

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