Welcome to the Yorkshire and the Humber region!
Projects in this region are indicated by a ‘Tick’ symbol on the Google map above. Click on the icon to see the name and a brief description of the project. The map’s regions are sourced from 1998 Government Office Regions of England, as produced by the Office of National Statistics Mapping Unit in 2003.
| Facts and figures | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire/Humber | UK | |
| Population | 4.36m | 60.5m |
| Productivity (GVA per hour worked) | 96.7 | 100 |
| Employment rate as % of working population (GVA per hour worked) | 75.7 | 74.4 |
| Skills levels: % of economically active adults qualified to L4 | 28.1 | 31.1 |
| Enterprise: no. of VAT start ups / 10K population | 35 | 37 |
Regional Focus
The region is geographically diverse, with four sub-regions, each with their distinctive characteristics and strengths. The three city regions contain approximately 94% of the population and have a commensurately large share of the region’s GVA. They contain 517 of the 10% most deprived areas in England - 50% more than the national average. Issues such as economic inactivity, low aspirations and low levels of educational attainment are significant challenges within the city regions. At the fringes of the city regions and beyond, there are remote and rural areas facing seasonal work patterns, structural economic change, less call for traditional skills, inability to adapt to new opportunities and high cost of conventional employment and skills delivery.
Employment
The region faces an increasingly ageing population, which is expected to result in fewer economically active people. Black and ethnic minority communities are achieving greater labour market integration. Whilst there is predicted to be a shortfall in the economically active, some of the gap will continue to be filled by migrants from within and without the UK. However the main source will come from engaging those who are currently economically inactive.
Skills
The Regional Skills Partnership has identified that a targeted approach is needed to assist the high numbers of disadvantaged individuals into employment by removing barriers to work and providing them with skills and qualifications.
Reducing the risk of NEET individuals moving into worklessness
A report on the the leaving care service, provided by the Hull local authority, called the Young People’s Support Service (YPSS). The project was part of the What Makes a Difference partnership.
Related initiatives from the Equal programme UK wide
The WHIZ Inspire project in Manchester was funded to carry out a six-month project to challenge the perceived and experienced barriers some young Afro-Caribbean males have around employment, education and training.
Target group: Engaging with NEETS
Inclusion through Media (ITM) ran a collaborative project to make a series of films as part of the In Full View and Health Matters strands of ITM Leeds, engaging young people to think creatively and gain technical skills.
