The members of the House of Lords Youth Unemployment Committee have
now been appointed. They are:
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, Lord Clarke of Nottingham, ,
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, , , (Chair), and .
The committee has been set up further to a recommendation last December
of the House of Lords Liaison Committee.
It will consider youth unemployment, education and skills. A
cross-cutting inquiry could focus on the genesis of youth
unemployment and associated medium to long-term outcomes. A special
inquiry of this nature could examine the following:
- The causes and risks associated with high levels of youth
unemployment and how these might be addressed.
- Under-employment and insecure employment amongst young
people and the associated challenges and risks (financial
insecurity, exploitation, limited career progression).
- Whether the national curriculum effectively meets the
current and anticipated future needs of the labour market and
society and if not, how this might be addressed.
- The societal trend of prioritising the A-level/University
route, the consequences for the labour market and society and
what steps may be taken to address this.
- The funding and support provided for technical education,
including apprenticeships, sector-based skills programmes and
the national skills fund.
- The challenges posed by COVID-19 and Brexit to the
employment prospects for young people and how these might be
addressed.
- The challenges posed by COVID-19 and Brexit to the labour
market and the role of education and training for young people
in meeting this challenge.
