Tackling Youth Unemployment in Warley Ward
February 14, 2012 in Calderdale, Lib Dems, Warley
Janet Battye our Liberal Democrat leader on Calderdale Council has been doing some fantastic work trying to tackle the problem of youth unemployment. Recently she held an urgent summit meeting that brought people to together to work on a solution for this problem here in Calderdale.
Believe it or not Warley ward has some of the highest levels of youth unemployment in Calderdale. We need to work harder in the ward to improve the chances and opportunities for these people. Essential to this is securing better educational opportunities for young people. Here in Warley ward I believe that means securing a six-form colleague for Halifax High School.
I run a business myself and I am keen to work with other local businesses to help tackle this problem. I belive there is far more scope to provide increased apprenticeships for young people, and I am committed to making this happen. We also need to ensure far more young people have their aspirations lifted and this will require creating a spirit of entrepreneurship. Only through innovation, and business growth will we be able to get our economy back on track.
Lib Dem Young Person’s Guarantee
- A job, training place or work experience place for EVERY young person who wants one Extra apprenticeship places.
- Hundreds more in Calderdale this year.
- £1 billion of investment creating 400,000 new jobs and 250,000 work experience placements for young people.
- Lib Dem led Calderdale has created 300 new jobs and brought £2 million of new investment to our area.
