One of the primary purposes of the Youth Aid Council is to help young people under the age of 25 in the UK advance in life and relieve their needs by providing them support.
Our team offers unconditional love as the path and leadership training, character education, and employment training as the vehicles toward improving youths’ self-respect and competency. Our Programs engage teens in the learning process and provide life skills that enable them to plan their future with aspiration and build a bright future.
Employability
We’re preparing young people with the skills they need to get the jobs, employers are looking to fill.
As we support young people on the path to employment and economic independence, we’re always working to ensure that this kind of positive change is sustainable after an initiative ends.
We have a decades-long history of focusing on maximizing impact through partnerships and strengthening partners’ capacity to deliver youth-friendly employability services.
Social Action
Civil society is composed of many local initiatives that have few resources (equipment or quality services) in many areas, to implement their projects.
Work with Business
In a rapidly changing global economy, we believe it is essential for business and education
to work together to prepare young people for a changing world of work.
Working with young Enterprise gives you the opportunity to directly support and inspire
young people across the United Kingdom.
Our Networks
Youth Aid Council runs more networks in which businesses, organisations, and communities can discuss key issues affecting their work, with young people. We bring together those from Business, Government, and the voluntary sector along with policymakers to exchange ideas, debate the issues, and influence decision-making. Our networks are open to people from the UK.
Wellbeing and Youth Mental Health Network
The Wellbeing and Mental Health Network Youth runs through a series of ‘closed’ sessions, open to those who are being financially supported through the Youth Aid Council Grant.
Youth Together
The purpose of Youth together is to provide youth professionals with the opportunity to share knowledge, expertise, and resources on inclusion issues with the Youth.
Employability Network
The Employability Network, bringing together youth work professionals to discuss key themes such as racial disparity in youth unemployment and how to best support young people with learning disabilities and to share policy updates.
Training & Support
Our training session covers everything you need to know: from safeguarding, health & safety, and mental health, to equality & diversity, business planning, impact measurement, and leadership.
Working with Young People
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
- Introduction to Youth Involvement
- Building youth-led decision making in your organisation
- Introduction to Youth Work.
Organisational Development
- Introduction to Understanding Impact
- Strategy Development and Business Plan Writing
- Introduction to Fundraising
- Proposal Writing Masterclass
- Writing for Impact
- Marketing and Communication for Small Charities
- Leadership and Management
- Coaching in Youth Work
- Equality and Diversity
Entreprise Education
Youth Aid Council programs provide opportunities for young people to develop essential skills and attitudes which not only enrich their academic learning but also provide a strong foundation for the future.
Through our hands-on employability, enterprise and financial education
programs, resources, and teacher training, we aim to reduce youth unemployment, help young people realise their potential beyond education, and empower a generation to learn, to work, and to live.
Outdoor Education
The opportunity to learn and have fun outside of formal settings is essential in helping young people develop the skills and confidence they need for the rest of their lives. Youth Aid Council we ensure it plays a major part in our offer to young people through our outdoor education program.
- Young Support is a series of free lesson plans to help young people aged 11-25 develop life skills and progress to a career path.
- Youth Aid Council put in place three free online resources for the young.
- People looking to develop their employability skills.
- We have a lot of activities that youth workers can engage young people in remotely:
- Art competitions
- Book groups
- Film club
- Homework hotlines
- Watch TV or a film together and comment using online chat groups
- Storytelling completions
- Online open mic poetry performance