Greater Manchester Youth Network Talent Match Survey – Youth Organisations The following questions will help us to learn about the experience young people have when trying to find work. The information you provide will help to develop ideas for a new and different way of supporting young people to increase their chances of finding work. We aim to work with partners to get the ideas funded as part of the Talent Match programme that will start in the summer of 2013.The purpose of this questionnaire is to help identity the employment barriers faced by young people today. The results from this consultation will help develop a new programme of support for young people aged 18-24 in order to increase their employability.The programme is called Talent Match and will start in the summer of 2013.GMYN wants to ensure that the needs of young people are included throughout the process To find out more about Talent Match please go to their website http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_talent_match Question Title * 1. Name of organisation Question Title * 2. Please give a brief overview of the employability support services you provide for young people aged 18-24 Question Title * 3. Which borough do you provide services for young people in? Bolton Bury Manchester Oldham Trafford Wigan Rochdale Stockport Tameside Salford Question Title * 4. What do you think is stopping young people finding a job in the current climate?(tick any that you think are relevant) Employers image of young people Lack of experience Lack of jobs Not seen anything they want to do for a job Too much competition Unemployed for too long Lack of skills Lack of confidence Difficult to search for jobs Disability No support Personal issues Other – please write below any other barriers you can think of Question Title * 5. Please rate the following skills that you feel would help young people aged 18-24 get a job? useful but not important quite important Important Very important Writing a CV Writing a CV useful but not important Writing a CV quite important Writing a CV Important Writing a CV Very important Timekeeping Timekeeping useful but not important Timekeeping quite important Timekeeping Important Timekeeping Very important Problem solving Problem solving useful but not important Problem solving quite important Problem solving Important Problem solving Very important ICT ICT useful but not important ICT quite important ICT Important ICT Very important Business awareness Business awareness useful but not important Business awareness quite important Business awareness Important Business awareness Very important Interview skills Interview skills useful but not important Interview skills quite important Interview skills Important Interview skills Very important Leadership Leadership useful but not important Leadership quite important Leadership Important Leadership Very important Other – please state Other – please state useful but not important Other – please state quite important Other – please state Important Other – please state Very important Team working Team working useful but not important Team working quite important Team working Important Team working Very important Communication Communication useful but not important Communication quite important Communication Important Communication Very important Confidence Confidence useful but not important Confidence quite important Confidence Important Confidence Very important Job searching Job searching useful but not important Job searching quite important Job searching Important Job searching Very important Understanding world of work Understanding world of work useful but not important Understanding world of work quite important Understanding world of work Important Understanding world of work Very important Numeracy Numeracy useful but not important Numeracy quite important Numeracy Important Numeracy Very important Literacy Literacy useful but not important Literacy quite important Literacy Important Literacy Very important Next
