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A group of Parliamentarians from both Houses is launching an Inquiry into boosting youth employment and training on the back of construction and housing investment.
The cross-party group is calling on construction clients, including local authorities and housing associations, construction companies and other relevant stakeholders, to submit evidence. In particular it is seeking examples of using capital investment in housing and construction projects to create employment and training for young people, and ways that barriers and challenges can be overcome.
The Inquiry is being jointly chaired by Lord Richard Best and the Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP. Other parliamentarians involved are Peter Aldous MP, Baroness Susan Kramer, Annette Brooke MP and Baroness Angela Smith.
The Inquiry is being supported by the Chartered Institute of Building, the Construction Industry Training Board and the main charities involved in getting young people into construction work.
Joint chair Lord Best said: “We are expecting to see extra investment into new homes and infrastructure projects over the months ahead. But how can we ensure that the UK’s £100bn construction investment will lead to new jobs and new skills for the growing army of unemployed young people in this country?
“With an unprecedented one million young people in England not in employment, education or training our Inquiry is an attempt to secure two benefits from a growth in construction: not just new homes and better infrastructure, but training and employment for these 16 to 24 year olds currently facing a bleak future.”
The Inquiry is inviting evidence that sheds light on the barriers to employing young people and training, what changes in policy and practice would help improve the situation, and examples of best practice. The panel is particularly interested to hear of schemes that are operating at scale, or could be scaled up.
Suggested areas that evidence might cover, though this is by no means exclusive, are as follows:
Evidence needs to be submitted by September 18. The report is expected to be published at a House of Commons reception towards the end of January 2014.
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