Birmingham City Council, Evaluation of Youth Promise Plus

Youth Promise Plus (YPP) aimed to support 16,610 young people aged 15 to 29 in Birmingham and Solihull, who were not in education, employment or training (NEET), towards education, employment or training (EET) via tailored mentoring, specialist coaching and pathway training. Carney Green delivered a detailed evaluation of this complex project, which incorporated a large number of contracted providers and delivery partners. Our evaluation incorporated widespread research and consultation, including engagement with 302 participant young people and 139 non-participant young people; this involved a range of innovative and flexible approaches to consultation. In addition to providing interim and final evaluation reports (along with presentations of findings and emerging lessons at several events), we also delivered two separate key theme reports focused upon employer engagement and equalities/inclusivity respectively.

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