The document discusses efforts to reduce the proportion of 16-18 year olds in the UK who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). It notes that being NEET is a waste of potential and can lead to negative long-term outcomes. The government has set a target to reduce the NEET rate by 2 percentage points by 2010 through interventions like tracking, guidance, tailored support programs, and increasing participation in education and training. While participation in learning is at a record high, the NEET rate has risen, impacted by economic factors like rising unemployment.

1. Reducing the Proportion of 16-18 year olds NEET Oliver Newton NEET Performance Team, DCSF Presentation at DCSF Conference: The Use of Evidence in Policy Development and Delivery, 9 February 2010

3. 1,293,000 in Full Time Education 127,000 in Work Based Learning 187,000 in Training 201,000 in Jobs Without Training 209,000 NEET Source: Statistical First Release, Participation in EET (June 2009) 2. A record proportion of 16-18 year olds are in learning…

13. NEET - open to learning 41% of NEET NEET undecided 22% of NEET NEET - sustained 38% of NEET JWT - transitional 17% of JWT JWT - sustained 48% of JWT group JWT - at risk of NEET 35% of JWT Size of segments within the NET group Source: Increasing Participation Understanding Young People who do not Participate in Education or Training at 16 and 17 - 2009 D. Tailored Provision for young people