[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1515582937649{background: #ffffff url(https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mtw_about_v5.jpg?id=300) !important;background-position: top left !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”bannerposition-all”][vc_column][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1494238863627{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1494930234758{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}”][mk_title_box color=”#ffffff” size=”26″ font_family=”none”]Movement to Work offers unemployed young people opportunities to build skills and confidence to find a job[/mk_title_box][mk_padding_divider size=”200″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text]Movement to Work is a registered charity and voluntary collaboration of UK employers committed to tackling youth unemployment through provision of high quality work experience and vocational training opportunities for young people that are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
Youth unemployment is a persistent social and economic issue in the UK that no business can afford to ignore.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][mk_title_box color=”#544d51″ size=”22″ font_family=”none”]The issue[/mk_title_box][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false” animation=”bottom-to-top”][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_exc.png” image_size=”full” margin_bottom=”0″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#544d51″ size=”20″ line_height=”22″ font_family=”none”]There are 800,000 young people in the UK who are not in education, employment or training1[/mk_title_box][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false” animation=”bottom-to-top”][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_exc.png” image_size=”full” margin_bottom=”0″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#544d51″ size=”20″ line_height=”22″ font_family=”none”]53% of young people who are not in education, employment or training for more than a year feel they have been permanently left behind in life2[/mk_title_box][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false” animation=”bottom-to-top”][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_exc.png” image_size=”full” margin_bottom=”0″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#544d51″ size=”20″ line_height=”22″ font_family=”none”]These young people are more than twice as likely to feel unable to cope as their peers2[/mk_title_box][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false” animation=”bottom-to-top”][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_exc.png” image_size=”full” margin_bottom=”0″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#544d51″ size=”20″ line_height=”22″ font_family=”none”]Almost half of unemployed young people feel down or depressed ‘always’ or ‘often’2[/mk_title_box][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner animation=”bottom-to-top”][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_exc.png” image_size=”full” margin_bottom=”0″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#544d51″ size=”20″ line_height=”22″ font_family=”none”]Over the next decade youth unemployment could cost the UK an estimated £28 billion3[/mk_title_box][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1494233760490{padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_column_text]Sources: 1 Office of National Statistics, 16-24 year olds that are NEET, May 2017 │ 2 The Prince’s Trust │ 3 Acevo Commission on Youth Unemployment[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1494238535507{background-color: #723988 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column_inner][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][mk_title_box color=”#ffffff” size=”22″ font_family=”none”]Our Objectives[/mk_title_box][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_tick.png” image_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#ffffff” size=”20″ line_height=”24″ font_family=”none”]Support at scale for young people, giving them the skills and confidence to find a job[/mk_title_box][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_tick.png” image_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#ffffff” size=”20″ line_height=”24″ font_family=”none”]Support 50% of young people completing placements into paid employment, apprenticeships or further study[/mk_title_box][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_tick.png” image_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#ffffff” size=”20″ line_height=”24″ font_family=”none”]Engage with commercial networks (suppliers, partners and other business relationships) to create combined impact[/mk_title_box][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner is_fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_tick.png” image_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#ffffff” size=”20″ line_height=”24″ font_family=”none”]Engage with government, trade unions, third sector organisations and others to raise the Movement’s profile and expand impact on young people[/mk_title_box][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1496135189331{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][mk_title_box color=”#544d51″ size=”22″ font_family=”none”]How does it work?[/mk_title_box][vc_column_text]Through the network of Movement to Work employers, young people are offered structured, high quality work experience placements and employability training, providing them with the experience, skills and confidence to find a job. Participating employers will, where possible, link placements to jobs or apprenticeships.
There are 2 main commitments for employers joining Movement to Work:[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_tick.png” image_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#544d51″ size=”20″ line_height=”24″ font_family=”none”]Employers create work experience and vocational training placements for unemployed young people between (16-24 years of age), particularly those who have been out of work, education or training for some time.[/mk_title_box][vc_column_text]Placements will:
- Be a minimum of two weeks of work experience (typically 4-6 weeks long)
- Provide vocational training and employability skills training
- Be linked to jobs (where possible) including apprenticeships, to meet Movement to Work’s aim of 50% of the young people completing placements getting jobs or starting further study or training
- Include support for job search during and/or after placements.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/12″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sprite_tick.png” image_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”11/12″][mk_title_box color=”#544d51″ size=”20″ line_height=”24″ font_family=”none”]Employers engage their own supply chains and business networks, asking those employers to make the same commitment, helping Movement to Work to grow and helping even more young people to find jobs.[/mk_title_box][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][mk_title_box color=”#544d51″ size=”22″ font_family=”none”]What is our impact to date?[/mk_title_box][vc_column_text]The Movement was established in 2013 to help young people break the unemployment cycle by offering meaningful work placements providing them the opportunity to develop their skills, experience and confidence. We are proud of the impact we have made to the young people in the UK.[/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/movementtowork_impactreport-1617.jpg” image_size=”full” link=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/movementtowork_impactreport-1617.pdf” target=”_blank”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][mk_image src=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/movementtowork_impactreport-1516.jpg” image_size=”full” link=”https://www.movementtowork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/movementtowork_impactreport-1516.pdf” target=”_blank”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1494239804821{background-color: #c4007a !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1494240421658{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][mk_title_box color=”#ffffff” size=”22″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]Thinking of joining the Movement?[/mk_title_box][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”false” align=”center”]
Movement to Work aims to be a nationwide Movement encompassing businesses big and small across all sectors.
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