Member

On Amendment 119, as set out in the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, reducing the number of young people aged 16 to 24 who are not in employment, education or training is a national priority. In the last week, the Government have committed almost £1 billion more to help young people into work and training through a youth jobs grant, a new apprenticeship initiative and an expanded jobs guarantee. This has broadened the existing offer to 22 to 24 year-olds, meaning that more young people will benefit from a fully funded six-month guaranteed paid employment opportunity.