Analysis of the NEET Group

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Analysis of the NEET Group

• Equality Diversity Conference
• 19 July 2007

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Analysis by Gender

• The highest number in all areas are aged 17
• The majority are male in all areas
• Dudley has the smallest male majority of the 4
  Black Country areas
• Sandwell and Wolverhampton have the largest male
  majorities

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By Ethnicity
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Vulnerable Groups

• In all areas, LDD young people have the highest
  proportion of the Active NEET group of the 4
  vulnerable groups.
• Young offenders have the second highest
  proportion of the NEET group in all areas.

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Duration of Time in Active NEET Group

• Very mixed pattern of duration of time that
  vulnerable groups are NEET between the 4 areas.
• Not all vulnerable groups have an above average
  for those unemployed over 6 or 12 months.
• Of the vulnerable groups, in Dudley Walsall In
  Care/Care Leavers have highest unemployed for
  over 6 months.
• In Sandwell LDD young people, and in
  Wolverhampton, young offenders have highest
  unemployed over 6 months.

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NEET Hotspots

• In Dudley,DY2 and DY1 have the highest number of
  BME NEETs and highest concentrations of
  vulnerable groups who are NEET.
• In Sandwell, B69 has highest raw no. and of BME
  NEETs and the largest concentration of Teenage
  Parents. DY4 has the highest concentration of LDD
  and Young Offenders.

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NEET Hotspots (cont.)

• In Walsall, WS2 and WS1 have above average
  representation of BME young people who are NEET.
• In Wolverhampton, WV10 has the highest raw number
  of BME NEET young people, and WV1 has the highest
  of BME young people who are NEET. WV10 also has
  the highest concentrations of all vulnerable
  groups.

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Gaps in Training Provision

• Provision for young people capable of entry to
  jobs/training
• Issues
• Overall shortage of Apprenticeship placements
• Gap in provision for E2E completers not up to
  Apprenticeships
• Proposals to address gaps
• Expand Programme Led Pathways
• Extend adult provision to younger entrants
• Short occupational awareness courses

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Provision for those not ready to make vocational
choices or who need to develop employability
skills

• Issues
• Gaps in E2E provision
• Some E2E providers are selective to achieve
  contracted outputs
• EMA not attractive to labour market entrants
• Proposals to address gaps
• Extend length of stay on Kickstart/Steps 2 Work
• Raise the training allowance
• Expand the provision of Level 1 and pre-entry
  courses

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Provision for those with severe or multiple
barriers to progression

• Issues
• Changes to E2E target group exclude vulnerable
  young people
• Specialist provision support needed for this
  group
• Mums to be/Teenage Parents need customised
  provision
• Proposals to address gaps
• Local provision such as UProject for those most
  difficult to engage
• Mentoring programmes for young males by older
  males
• Provision for LDD involving specialist support
  agencies
• Bring back Young Mums To Be provision