NATIONAL YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT BODY
WHAT IS THE
NATIONAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT BODY?
The National Youth Employment Body (NYEB) is a coalition of people and organisations invested in addressing youth unemployment through the development of local to national responses that meet the needs of young people and industry alike, and ultimately drive systems change.
AT A GLANCE
- Focus on youth unemployment hot spots
- COVID-19 impact on young people
- Changing nature of work
- 25 hours per week
NYEB in Focus
Why it is needed
As at July 2021, youth unemployment across Australia sits at 10.2%, while youth underemployment is at 17.4%. In unemployment hotspots including the NT, this figure is well over 20%.
The National Youth Employment Body focuses on closing this gap by:
- Applying specialised approaches to young people
- Connecting national approaches with local solutions
- Building evidence for what works in youth employment
- Addressing the changing nature of work
- Addressing the impacts of Covid-19 on young people
How it works
The NYEB is structured to improve approaches and outcomes in research, policy and practice:
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DEVELOPING AND TESTING AN OUTCOMES FRAMEWORK
Research co-design and in progress testing of the NYEB outcomes framework
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REFINING THE NYEB POLICY AMBITION
Building a policy framework, based on the refined ambition of the NYEB.
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ENABLING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP FROM ALL SECTORS
Support the Lead Partner organisation to engage and mobilise new champions of young people and co-contribute to drive solutions.
What it achieves
The NYEB aims to enable all young people access to decent and meaningful work, and build a skilled workforce for local employers, now and into the future by:
- Working at the local and national level to identify and co-develop adaptable, place-based solutions
- Aligning investments in employment, skills and training and industry
- Inform a coherent and coordinated national approach to youth employment that is adaptable and tailored to place
NYEB in Action
Collaboration at a National and local level and across the private and public sectors to ensure Appropriate and effectice research, policy, implementation and advocacy.
Community Investment Committees
NYEB
Body Skills Trial Pathway
