The face-to-face session on 31 October 2024 10am – 12pm, will focus on those ‘Not in Education, Employment or Training’ (NEET). It will bring together key players, providers and stakeholders to discuss the issues raised in the Northern Skills Network review into the 16-19 NEET challenges across the North – NSN NEET REPORT.

The report features research into the NEET issues across key cities and towns in the North of England, providing insight into understanding the consequences of not addressing them. It identifies barriers to access and inclusion, policy mismatch between national and local activity, lack of growth and support for new or hyper-local provision, and potential solutions.

Shelley van Kooten, NOCN Group’s Sector Manager for Skills for Life & Work, says:

“At NOCN Group we are driven by our social purpose to offer future-fit skills solutions that enable people, organisations and society to thrive. We are always looking ahead at the key challenges facing the skills landscape and that means having a keen eye on the next generation entering the workforce to ensure they are equipped to meet economic and social demands, and can forge successful career pathways and lives.

“It is therefore concerning to us that many young people are not in education, employment or training and therefore missing out on key life chances, limiting their potential and social mobility. We are keen to be part of the discussion around how we can change this.”

NOCN Group is an international charity which delivers future-fit skills solutions with social impact for Colleges, training providers, employers and individuals. NOCN Group offers Qualifications, Apprenticeship End Point Assessment, Assured Courses, Competence Cards & Tests, and Short Online Courses to Colleges, training providers, employers and individuals. They are designed to advance skills in the areas where they are most needed:

· preparation for life & work

· construction & the built environment

· engineering, manufacturing & the green economy

· health & social care

· education & management

As a truly independent, charitable organisation NOCN Group seeks to influence policy and champion lifelong, vocational learning.

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