Young Person's Guarantee
Bringing together employers, partners and young people.
Bringing together employers, partners and young people.
The Young Person’s Guarantee aims to connect every 16-24 year old in Scotland to an opportunity - from a job or apprenticeship, to further or higher education, training or volunteering.
DYW North East plays a key part in the delivery of this initiative. We help employers in the region to pledge their support for young people by offering opportunities in the areas that are the best fit for their business.
Employers are instrumental to the success of the Young Person's Guarantee. By pledging your support, you are helping to develop our region's young workforce, as well as building your business for the future by gaining earlier access to future talent.
It's simple to get involved. Navigate to this page here, where you can complete the short pledge form online (remember to select North East as your regional group in the drop down box). There is also an option to download the form, complete it and return it to info@dyw.org.uk.
Your pledge is built around areas of support and creating opportunities for young people. There are four broad areas where you can get involved (you don't have to commit to them all):
Once you have submitted your pledge, the DYW North East team will provide you with ongoing support. You can read more about the four different areas below.
This area of the Young Person's Guarantee pledge asks if you could inspire young people to gain the skills they need for the workplace and help them to achieve their potential. Offering work placements, mock interviews, in-school presentations or awareness sessions are all great ways to prepare young people for the world of work.
Benefits for your organisation
Could you pledge to offer work-based learning and training for young people via apprenticeships or other entry level programmes? Employing young people on Modern or Graduate Apprenticeships is a great way to develop your organisation's skills profile.
Benefits for your organisation
Creating meaningful, sustainable jobs and opportunities - and working to end discrimination - are central to the Young Person's Guarantee. Employers can show their support in this area in various ways, such as paying the Living Wage, recognising trade unions and addressing the gender pay gap.
Benefits for your organisation
Sharing your experiences and becoming an advocate for the Young Person's Guarantee and DYW North East helps to create a ripple effect, resulting in even more opportunities for young people. This area of the pledge asks whether you could encourage others to get involved too.
Benefits for your organisation
The Young Person’s Guarantee is a collective commitment that every young person aged between 16 and 24 in Scotland will be guaranteed either the opportunity to study at university or college, take part in an apprenticeship programme, take up a job or work experience, or participate in a formal volunteering or training programme according to their own personal circumstances.