New Deal and minority ethnic young people : training, employment and integration?
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Abstract
New Deal for Young People was hailed as the Labour government's flagship'
initiative when it was introduced nationally in April 1998. The programme
promised to help young people who have been unemployed and claiming
Jobseeker's Allowance to find work and improve their prospects of gaining and
sustaining employment. It is especially pertinent to young people from minority
ethnic groups who have been identified as having an increased tendency to be
unemployed. However, the government's expressed intention to bring about
parity of job outcomes for minority ethnic young people has not been matched
with any real commitment, nor has it been matched at local level by the
Employment Service as well as employers with changes required to improve
institutional procedures and practices for the delivery of the programme.
This thesis presents the findings of research conducted in Southern Derbyshire.
Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, it examines the perspectives
and experiences of young people from minority ethnic groups as they pass
through the various stages of New Deal, including work-placements. It argues
that young people from these groups have not benefited from the programme to
the same extent as their White counterparts