Youth guarantee isn't enough, young people need work promise

Youth Guarantee: A Necessary but Insufficient Step

Young people require a comprehensive work promise, rather than just a youth guarantee, to effectively address the issue of youth unemployment.

The current approach, lacking a permanent and connected strategy that links education, skills, and work, only treats the symptoms, not the causes, of this problem.

Fragmentation has failed young people.

A refreshed youth guarantee is a welcome step, but it must be part of a broader, long-term youth employment strategy to make a meaningful difference.

Author's summary: Young people need a work promise for a stable future.

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FE Week FE Week — 2025-10-22

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