Article 2010

Responding to the 'needs' of young people in jobs without training (JWT): Some policy suggestions and recommendations

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Lawy, Robert
 QJ
Quinn, Jocey
 DK
Diment, Kim
Journal of Youth Studies
Journal · Vol. 13 · Issue 3 · pp. 335-352
Abstract

In this paper we draw upon our findings from a project in the South West region of England. The research involved a collaboration between a group of university researchers and Connexions service personal advisers and mainly comprised interviews with young people, who were in 'jobs without training' (JWT). A key aim of the research was to explore the experiences of this group of marginalised and socially disadvantaged young people over a period of 1 year, as they moved into and out of work. In this paper we address the main findings and questions raised by the research. We challenge some commonly held assumptions about young people in JWT and their perceived needs. We end with a number of policy and practice-related suggestions and recommendations. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.

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Transition NEET unemployment young adulthood

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Author Affiliations
Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Institute for Policy Studies in Education, London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom
Funding & Acknowledgements
European Social Fund, ESF
Our perspective is that policy has been predicated on a set of assumptions about young people and their needs, yet young people themselves have barely been consulted. The research, was funded by the European Social Fund, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and Connexions (Quinn et al. 2008a). It sought to address four key research questions:
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