This blog post, from the Decent Jobs for Youth Initiative, discusses the involvement of youth in youth employment programming. Breaking down meaningful youth engagement, this blog presents a framework that “emphasizes the connection between youth employment and meaningful youth engagement within project and progrmme lifecycles”.
Youth (Ages 18-34)
Foregrounding First-Voice: The CEI’s Youth Advisory Group
In this blog post from the CEI's Youth Engagement Framework, Addy writes about how a Youth Advisory Group was a vital part of building a framework that highlighted youth voices, and accurately presented what youth want to see from employers. For those interested in...
A Farm of Silos
This poem is the author's response to the Harvard Business Review’s “What makes a great leader?” video. Inspired by the video’s breakdown of leadership into architect, bridger, and catalyst, the author was reminded of all the “leaders” she has met, who sit at the head...
Foregrounding First-Voice: The CEI’s Youth Advisory Group
In this blog post from the CEI's Youth Engagement Framework, Addy writes about how a Youth Advisory Group was a vital part of building a framework that highlighted youth voices, and accurately presented what youth want to see from employers. For those interested in...
Youth Social Entrepreneurship: Making the World a Better Place
This article promotes social entrepreneurship, specifically for youth. As a business model designed to focus on social and environmental issues rather than solely profit maximization, social entrepreneurship can be a great opportunity for youth.
Here’s how we can all Make a Difference for Youth who Have a Disability and Want to Work
In this article, from Charity Village, Jennifer Crowson shares ways that we can help support youth with disabilities in the workplace. Crowson dispels common myths and highlights the importance of setting youth up for success through work, volunteer opportunities, and co-op experiences.
Youth Voices in Youth Employment
This report serves as a roadmap for promoting meaningful youth engagement in youth employment programs. Outlining barriers, responses, and the value of meaningful youth engagement, this report provides insight for funders, implementers, private sector partners, and youth to support the integration of meaningful youth engagement into youth employment programming.
A Guide for Navigating the Future of Work for Youth and Employers
This guide and toolkit is for youth and their employers to help navigate the shifting landscape of the future of work. Created by the Tamarack Institute, this guide includes trends in the future of work, challenges to consider, stories and reflections, and useful resources to help both youth and employers to sort through the magnitude of literature on the future of work.
Virtual Work is Here: A Guide for Youth
“This guide seeks to give youth, the people that employ them, and the peoplpe that seek to support them a toolkit for how to grow within a team, how to make the best of the skills they build, and how to navigate and support a new career, all virtually”.
Supporting Youth in their Employment Journey
This guide for youth-serving practitioners is “designed to help build the capacity of youth serving professionals interested in supporting youth employment, to engage with these young people and support them on their employment journey”. With principles to best support youth, this guide offers practices related to outreach, skill development, assessments, and coaching and mentoring.