Youth Misspent podcasts

Welcome to our Youth Misspent podcast series, where we'll be exploring the issues raised in our recent research on the experiences of young people as they navigate the education system and begin to enter the workplace.

Each episode will include explorations of the work that various industries are doing to better integrate young people into their workforces, as well as delving into the barriers that young people are facing when trying to enter the workplace and how these might be resolved.

We will have a whole range of interesting guests joining us to discuss the issues raised and provide solutions on how educators, government and employers can better support young people to realise their career ambitions.

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Episode 3: Women's Work - Improving gender diversity in the UK's essential industries

As many of the UK's essential industries continue to struggle with a lack of diversity, this episode provides valuable insights into how employers can make their workplaces more attractive and accessible for young women.

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Episode 1: How can apprenticeships bridge the growing skills gap and be the route to career success for young people?

This episode explores the opportunities apprenticeships can offer young people and employers, some of the challenges many currently face in using them and how we might resolve these issues to help everyone realise the potential of apprenticeships.

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Episode 2: Building futures – the future workforce of the construction sector

This episode explores the career opportunities in the construction sector and what more employers, educators, and the government can do to attract more young people into the industry to help fill its significant skills gaps.

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