Welsh Government launches ‘Feed Your Positivity’ campaign to raise awareness of Young Person’s Guarantee.
The campaign aims to communicate the Welsh Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee and to encourage young Welsh people to positively engage with their plans for the future.
The campaign has been developed in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the employment and educational opportunities facing young people. Under-25s have accounted for three in five jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It has been designed to counter the negativity about job prospects and challenges to mental health that young people are exposed to – primarily on social media. ‘Feed Your Positivity’ champions the positive support and opportunities available and encourages young people to engage with that can be accessed through the Working Wales service.
The Young Person’s Guarantee aims to provide under 25s in Wales with the offer of education, training or support towards employment or self-employment. The Guarantee will support young people, particularly those not in education, employment or training, to enter and navigate their way into and through the world of work.
The Welsh Government is also asking businesses to consider how they can play their part in supporting the Young Person’s Guarantee by recruiting via the Apprenticeship programme, offering work experience to young people via various training and education programmes and providing advice on how to recruit a disabled young person.
To find out more about the Young Person’s Guarantee, call Working Wales on 0800 028 4844 or go to Young Person’s Guarantee | Working Wales (gov.wales)