Concern Young People

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2.1 Identify issues that currently concern young people. 2.2 Explain the ways that young people can be encouraged to express their views, concerns and needs. 2.4 Explain the factors that can motivate and demotivate young people. In the box below, outline the issues that currently concern the young people that you work with. Think about issues that are affecting individuals, identified groups of young people and young people across the community. Concerns young people have: One of the concerns the young people have is the lack of job opportunities. They feel that once they come out of education the amount of jobs available are very limited. They feel that even though they go to college and university there are usually no jobs in the fields that they are qualified in, and are left unemployed.…show more content…
A lot of young people would love to go on to university but the fees and the debt that they are left are a deterrent and so they dot want to go on to further education. The concern of fees means that some who have the potential and dream to achieve are not, because they don’t have the finances to do so. Young people also highlighted not feeling safe in their area and postcode wars as a huge concern. The rivalry between different areas means that if you’re from area A and go to area at risk of being in conflict. This means that leaving their area isn’t safe but then being in their area also doesn’t make them feel safe because of the rivalry between estates within the area, as well as the high levels of crime that take place. Young people also feel that the lack of facilities, in particular youth facilities, is a huge concern. With limited or no youth clubs within the area, there isn’t a safe place for them to go and hang out and interact with other young people. This results in them gathering on the street and being labelled as a gang and getting into conflict with the
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