GovernmentLet’s build a smarter planet
Medway Youth Trust is a charity that exists to improve the life chances
of young people and has current contract responsibility for delivering
the Connexions service in Medway.
Its full-time employees and
volunteers...
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GovernmentLet’s build a smarter planet
Medway Youth Trust is a charity that exists to improve the life chances
of young people and has current contract responsibility for delivering
the Connexions service in Medway.
Its full-time employees and
volunteers help young people in the area make the right choices about
their education and career, and provides advice on health, housing,
money, safety and a wide range of other issues.
One of the most important issues that the Trust seeks to address is the
fact that 6.
2 percent of young people between the ages of 16 and 19
in the Medway area are not in education, employment or training – a
status known as ‘NEET’.
The impact of NEET status on a young
person’s life can be significant, not only in terms of their personal
development and long-term wellbeing, but also for society as a whole.
According to a 2008 report by the UK Audit Commission, young
people who are NEET are likely to cost the country more than £13
billion in public finance cost
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