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The Youth Employment Service was a British government agency from the 1950s to the 1970s, aimed at school-leavers (teenagers). History.
This is the highest youth unemployment rate in 17 years. [3] In November 2011 youth unemployment hit 1.02 million, [4] but had fallen to 767,000 by August 2014. [5] The high levels of youth unemployment in the United Kingdom have led some politicians and media commentators to talk of a "lost generation". [6] [7] [8] [9]
The Youth Training Scheme (YTS) was the name in the United Kingdom of an on-the-job training course for school leavers aged 16 and 17 and was managed by the Manpower Services Commission. The scheme was first outlined in the 1980 white paper A New Training Initiative: A Programme for Action , and it was brought into operation in 1983 to replace ...
The youth employment rate in the European Union reached an all-time low of 32.9% in the first half of 2011. [36] Of the countries in the European Union, Germany sticks outs with its low rate of 7.9%. [37] Some critics argue that the decrease of the youth unemployment began even before the economic downturn, countries such as Greece and Spain.
British Library North is a planned branch of the British Library.It will be based in the Temple Works in Leeds.. In late 2024 it was feared that the funding for the library would not be provided after HM Treasury said that they were "minded to withdraw funding" to save money. £10 million of funding had initially been granted for the library project as part of the £100 million culture ...
The British Library was created on 1 July 1973 as a result of the British Library Act 1972. [13] Prior to this, the national library was part of the British Museum , which provided the bulk of the holdings of the new library, alongside smaller organisations which were folded in (such as the National Central Library , [ 14 ] the National Lending ...
The Association has nearly 60 active committees and task forces, including programs for youth, publishing resources and journals, evaluating and awarding media for children. [1] ALSC sets standards for library services to children through regular updates to its "Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries."
The New Deal had, as its signature, the power to withdraw benefits from those who 'refused reasonable employment'. 'Workfare' in the UK can arguably be traced back to 1986, and compulsory 'Restart' interviews for claimants after a certain period, and as such the first introduction of 'conditionalities' with the possible outcome of 'sanctions' for perceived non-compliance.