THE INVESTMENT IN YOUNG PEOPLE AWARD IS NOW HERE

Hull City Council and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank are proud to announce that in partnership with Young Chamber UK they are now offering the Investment in Young People Award (IiYP).

IiYP is a National Award. It recognises the important work that employers do in supporting a young person’s:
• understanding of the world of work
• gaining of  employability skills required to secure meaningful employment in the future
• development of their enterprise skills that enables them to develop their own businesses in the future.
The scheme is aimed at recognising an employer’s contribution in assisting young people aged from 5 to 25 to achieve this.

IiYP has been developed and is managed by Young Chamber UK, a social enterprise, in conjunction with a range of education business partnership organisations (EBPOs) from across the country, many of which will act as ‘local agents’ for IiYP and will carry out the on-site verification visits prior to the approval of the IiYP Award. The Award has received the full endorsement of the British Chambers of Commerce and has attracted interest from the Government as a way of recognising the work that businesses at doing to enable our young people to have a great future.

As strong supporters of young people in the region, the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank in partnership with Hull City Council jumped at the opportunity to become involved and support working with local employers who recognise the importance of working with young people to develop their skills.


Cllr Martin Mancey stated that:

We are very keen to recognise the work that employers throughout the area do in providing opportunities for young people to understand the world of work and giving them opportunities to further develop their enterprise and employability skills. We therefore welcome the establishment of the Investment in Young People Award  in Hull.”

Kevin Smith, CEO at Young Chamber UK commented:

“It is already clearly evident that employer engagement boosts the job prospects of young people, and supported by the British Chambers of Commerce, we are able to encourage many more employers to support more young people develop their employability skills. Gaining the IiYP demonstrates an employers’ commitment to the employability development of young people and highlights the different ways in which employers continue to support this agenda. We are working across the country with different organisations, and look  forward to seeing employers from Hull join those already in receipt of this award.”  

Hannah Crookes, Volunteer Coordinator for the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank commented:

“IiYP is an opportunity for employers to gain recognition for their work in supporting the development of the skills of our future workforce. Young people need support in knowing

Further Information please visit http://www.youngchamber.com/iiyp