Over 2017/18, the GM Talent Match Youth Panel worked with Youth Employment UK to identify a current issue within the youth employment space and develop an initiative or project which would aim to influence policy and decision-makers. The Youth Panel chose a project focusing on Jobcentres, with the aims of supporting them to improve their services by better understanding young peoples’ needs and supporting disengaged young people to find out about Jobcentres and their services.
The Youth Panel worked with staff from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) towards achieving these aims, and a two page summary of the project has now been produced.