{"id":19061,"date":"2017-04-28T09:28:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T08:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Williamwood\/?page_id=19061"},"modified":"2017-05-09T09:14:11","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T08:14:11","slug":"what-does-dyw-look-like-in-williamwood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Williamwood\/what-does-dyw-look-like-in-williamwood\/","title":{"rendered":"What does DYW look like in Williamwood?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Developing the Young Workforce?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Developing the Young Workforce (DYW)\u00a0is a seven-year programme (2014-2021) that aims to better prepare children and young people from 3\u201318 for the world of work.<\/p>\n

This programme builds on the foundations already in place as part of Curriculum for Excellence.<\/p>\n

Its headline aim is to reduce youth unemployment by 40% by 2021.<\/p>\n

Education Working For All<\/span><\/u><\/a>,\u00a0the final report of the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce, was published in June 2014.<\/p>\n

The Government’s response to this report was published in the form of the\u00a0Youth Employment Strategy<\/span><\/u><\/a>\u00a0in December 2014. The strategy includes milestones for the seven-year programme across all sectors, challenging schools, colleges and employers to embrace the recommendations and implement the measures required to effect lasting change.<\/p>\n

The Youth Employment Strategy summarises the ambitions for local authorities, schools and their partners. For schools, these are summed up under the following key themes:<\/p>\n