In 2022, Jesuit Social Services commissioned Youth Action to undertake a series of consultations with young people 15 – 24 years of age in Western and South West Sydney. Youth Action heard back from 81 young people across 8 sites. The report identified a range of policy recommendations that were informed by lived experience and co-designed with young people, including young people from Western Sydney.
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- Young people are experts in their own lives. Young people’s voices should be included in policy making. Youth Action’s “Employment consultations with young people in Western and South Western Sydney” report draws from 81 young people across Western and South West Sydney. The report summarises the themes and recommendations identified through these consultations. Read the report here: https://youthaction.org.au/employment-consultations-report-2023/
- Youth Action has just released their report “Employment consultations with young people in Western and South Western Sydney.” The report identified a range of policy recommendations that were informed by lived experience and co-designed with young people, including young people from Western Sydney. Read the report here: https://youthaction.org.au/employment-consultations-report-2023/
Background
In August 2022, Jesuit Social Services commissioned Youth Action to undertake a series of consultations with young people 15 – 24 years of age in Western and South West Sydney. The aim was to capture their ideas, views, and experiences of employment to inform JSS programs, policies, and decisions about their provision of employment and unemployment support to young people in these areas.
Consultations were arranged through Youth Action and Jesuit Social Services networks of organisations providing employment, education, or vocational services to young people. A particular focus was given to organisations working with young people from socially excluded groups such as First Nations, LGBTIQA+, with disability, from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, including migrants and refugees, and those doing it tough to ensure their experiences were included.
Youth Action heard back from 81 young people across 8 sites. The report summarises the themes and recommendations identified through these consultations. Youth Action also completed state-wide consultations with young people in 2021. We heard from 44 young people in Western and Southwest Sydney during those consultations. Where relevant, we have included feedback from those young people in this report as well.
The report identified a range of policy recommendations that were informed by lived experience and co-designed with young people, including young people from Western Sydney. The report outlines these as it was clear that current young employment and policy settings are not adequately addressing the barriers to education and employment experienced by young people, particularly those from socially excluded groups.
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