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Report from the Employment Opportunities for 18-25 Year Olds Task Group
Meeting: 06/02/2018 - Cabinet (Item 11)
11 Employment Opportunities for 18-25 Year Olds (Including Apprenticeships) 
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Background:
This report provided details of the in-depth Task Group review on Employment Opportunities for 18-25 Year Olds (including apprenticeships).
The report provided details of the scope of the review, including the key lines of enquiry, the methodology together with the conclusions and recommendations of the Task Group.
The Children and Young People (11 January 2018) and the Regeneration, Culture and Environment (23 January 2018) Overview and Scrutiny Committees both considered the report and their comments were set out in sections 6 and 7 of the report respectively.
A Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken as part of the Task Group’s work, as set out in Appendix A to the report.
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The Cabinet noted the comments from the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the comments from the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee as set out in sections 6 and 7 of the report respectively. |
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The Cabinet agreed the recommendations made by the Employment Opportunities Task Group set out in Appendix A to the report and that these be referred to the Council’s Skills Board for consideration. |
Reasons:
The decisions aim to bring together the wide range of national policy initiatives and activities undertaken across the Council and with regional and local partners to develop a more cohesive and collaborative approach to ensure the intended outcomes are achieved.
This includes securing closer links between education providers and business, supporting young people in the transition from education to employment and to developing effective interventions to bring down the number young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETS).