It's Youth Employment Week 2026!

Young people bring energy, creativity, and resilience to the table- qualities every workplace needs to grow.

Despite this, youth unemployment has climbed to 16.1%, and data from our regional index shows that young women in the North East submit an average of 37 job applications per person.

On top of the competitive job market, low confidence and limited experience creates a cycle that is difficult to break alone.

Smart Works acts as early intervention so that short term job search challenges don't escalate into long-term unemployment bringing with it the associated risk of ever declining confidence.