What are the benefits of and opportunities to improve youth outcomes?

Background

In its mission to improve outcomes for young people, CSY has a need to better understand regional disparities, routes to developing young people’s skills and employability in conjunction with their health and wellbeing.

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Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

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  • The Gen

    The next generation are critical to the success of the UK and globally. The opportunities for young people to access are endless. Despite such an offering, it is still incredibly difficult for young people to find what t...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: GB SHARED LTD

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project provides a platform for young people to access information and opportunities, which can improve their outcomes, but it does not directly address the benefits of improving youth outcomes.

  • Youth economic activity and health (YEAH) monitor

    This project Youth Economic Activity and Health (YEAH) will address the UK's need for robust evidence on the pandemic's consequences for youth employment, learning and wellbeing. YEAH will address five related research i...

    Funded by: COVID

    Lead research organisation: University College London

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project directly addresses the question by investigating the consequences of the pandemic on youth employment, learning and wellbeing, and exploring potential mechanisms to improve youth outcomes.

  • Community Catalyst

    There is a growing demand to map the journeys of young people through school; further and higher education; employment; healthcare; criminal justice and other systems that are an intrinsic part of our social life. Doing ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: National Foundation for Educat Research

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project specifically focuses on mapping youth transitions, identifying gaps, and developing strategies to improve outcomes for young individuals, aligning with the question's objectives.

  • Re-thinking impact, evaluation and accountability in youth work

    The proposed research will investigate the policy and practice of evaluation and accountability in youth work. It will collaborate with young people, youth workers, managers, funders and policy makers/influencers, to und...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: King's College London

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project investigates the policy and practice of evaluation and accountability in youth work, which can indirectly contribute to improving youth outcomes, but it does not directly address the benefits of improving youth outcomes.

  • Longitudinal Study of Young People (LSYPE) data linkage

    The Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE) was launched in 2004 with an initial sample of around 15,700 young people in year nine, and therefore aged 13 or 14. Information has been collected from the study...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University College London

  • Understanding NEETs. Individual and institutional determinants of youth inactivity in France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the UK

    In 2012, no less than 15% of young people aged 15-29 in OECD countries were Not in Employment, Education or Training (so-called "NEETs"). The NEET rate varies markedly between countries. NEETs are an essential ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Oxford

  • PARTNERSHIP, RESEARCH AND CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS IN AFRICA (PRAC 4 YUSA)

    The policies, strategies and programs introduced to address youth unemployment in Africa (e.g., entrepreneurial skills development, funding young farmers, counseling, investing in accelerators and incubators to support t...

    Funded by: GCRF

    Lead research organisation: University of Lagos

  • Education and social outcomes for young people: promoting success

    This project aims to investigate the role of general education and vocational education and training in the determination of social benefits for individuals. It focuses in particular on health and civic and social engage...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Sussex

  • DfE: Early identification of young people at risk of poor educational and labour market outcomes: the role of educational institutions

    This study attempts to answer the following questions: 1. How do things like truancy, coming from a less affluent background, family breakdown and a range of other factors that pupils experience at school; lead to poor e...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Westminster

  • Opportunity, equality and agency in England's new VET landscape: a longitudinal study of post-16 transitions

    This 5-year study will investigate how England's vocational education and training (VET) system can better support the school-to-work transitions of the 50% of young people who do not go to university. Routes into furthe...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: King's College London

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