Youth Employability Support
Who is this Programme for?
- All Employability professionals
Programme Overview
With the job marketing already uncertain, young people entering the job market are faced with several new challenges not found by workers before. With mental health challenges, or overcoming discrimination, ensuring Practitioners can provide the essential guidance needed to help young people feel supported, and knowing how to build safe working environments with employers, is essential to help young people find fulfilling employment.
Youth Employability Support was developed in partnership with Catch22. The programme provides insights into current trends, strategies for gaining work, looking at how to create a safe and supportive working environment and understanding the challenges faced by young people.
Whether you’re a seasoned Practitioner, or new to the field, our short eLearning programme will deliver the learning needed to help young people into employment.
Structure and Timings
Youth Employability Support is an eLearning programme. All learning takes place online through our LMS and takes on average 2 hours to complete (30 minutes per module) depending on reading speed.
Assessment Method & Outcome
Each of the four e-Learning modules take learners through specific sector knowledge, key resources and knowledge checks that all learners will need to pass.
Upon successful completion, learners will receive a certificate of achievement and digital badge that confirms that the holder has met the standards of the course, as recommended by the Institute of Employability Professionals.
Subjects Covered
Understanding Young People and Employment
This module will introduce the current landscape of youth employment. Gain an understanding on the impact socio-economic factors has on youth employment, learn how to analyse current trends, identify the barriers faced by young people in the job market and explore how education and training can help young people into sustaining employment.
Skills Support for Young People
Recognise essential Employability skills, develop strategies for improving employability for young people and learn more about how signposting can help young people gain experience.
Young People and their Common Challenges
Explore how to create a safe and supporting working environment, including a more in-depth look at the challenges young people face and how practitioners can help them overcome these barriers.
Young People and Employers
Look at the connection between young people and employer, exploring how workplaces can better support young staff. This module also include looking at the value of mentoring and ways to encourage youth voice for a positive work experience.
Pricing
Youth Employability Support is free for IEP Members as part of their membership package.