Good Youth Employment Symposium: Building Your Talent Strategy

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The Good Youth Employment Symposium is Youth Employment UK’s annual end of year conference for employers committed to building inclusive, future-ready talent strategies.

This year’s theme - Building Your Talent Strategy - focuses on turning policy into practice and delivering ROI for your talent strategy. Through a day of expert insight, real-world case studies, and actionable strategies, delegates will explore how to attract, recruit, and retain young people more effectively.

Through a day of expert insight, data-driven discussion, and real-world case studies, attendees will hear from employers, policymakers, and young people about what’s working (and what’s next) in youth employment.

Sessions will explore:

• Health & Wellbeing: Creating safe, supportive workplaces
• Skills: Building employability and progression pathways
• Applying for Work: Rethinking recruitment to open doors
• NEET & Inclusion: Re-engaging young people left behind

Join other HR, Early Careers, and L&D professionals to lead the conversation on what’s next for youth employment - and leave equipped with the insight and tools you need to shape strategies that strengthen your organisation’s talent pipeline, ESG, and EDI goals.

This event is sponsored by BPP and Gateway Qualifications.

Tickets are non-refundable. If you can no longer attend, you can transfer your ticket to another colleague from your organisation. Please contact us at [email protected] with their name and details, and we’ll update the registration.

Explore the agenda and FAQs below.

Info: As the world of work evolves, how can we ensure young people have the skills employers truly need? This panel explores how to bridge the skills gap, enhance employability, and create a shared vision for future-ready talent.

Info: Discover how employers can attract and engage diverse young talent. We’ll explore early outreach, apprenticeships, employer branding, and creating inclusive and meaningful entry experiences that inspire the next generation.

Info: A focused discussion on supporting young people not in education, employment, or training.

Info: This panel examines how recruitment processes can be more inclusive and accessible. Hear ideas for tackling confidence gaps, improving outreach, and ensuring hiring practices truly open doors for young people.

Info: What does the Youth Guarantee mean in practice? Learn how employers can play an active role in creating clear, supported pathways back into work for young people.

Info: Explore how leading employers are transforming retention through wellbeing initiatives, mentoring, and clear progression frameworks. Hear directly from young people on what makes them stay and thrive.

Info: Turn ideas into action. This closing spotlight is a moment to consider your part in a national movement for good youth employment — uniting employers, young people, and partners to create lasting change and opportunity for all.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

IET Birmingham: Austin Court, 80 Cambridge Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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