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NextGen Consulting

Youth Consultancy is a crucial part of your business’s engagement with the next generation of local talent.

Right now, businesses across the region are facing a real challenge: a growing expectations gap between employers and young people entering the workforce.

NextGen Consulting is here to address that gap.

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Working together, we can help you:

  • improve retention and job satisfaction among younger employees 

  • attract new, fresh talent

  • build a healthier, more inclusive workplace 

  • work towards a “Youth‑Proofed” accreditation that showcases your commitment to good work 

  • contribute to positive outcomes for young people in our region 

Locally, young people are facing growing barriers to employment, with 14.3% NEET in Yorkshire and Humber, many due to mental health challenges.

Responding to these needs doesn’t just have a positive social impact - by creating good work environments, your business can benefit from higher productivity, stronger innovation, and reduced attrition and absences.

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How does it work?

As Youth Consultants, our unique input ensures that youth perspectives are at the forefront of decisions made to attract and support your future workforce.

We collaborate with, and influence those who are responsible for hiring and managing young employees.

We do this by:

  • Youth-proofing documents and policies

  • Delivering training to professionals

  • Participating in presentations, discussions and panel debates

  • Joining interview panels (as we do for Sheffield Futures)

  • Creating and producing youth-led projects

Get in touch with us to discuss bringing our Youth Consultants into your business.

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Don’t just take our word for it!

“I have worked with a number of the Young Advisors. We have worked on rewriting and delivering the communication course programmes and developing an online version. Each Young Advisor brought a unique insight to the topic and used their life experience in writing and developing the course. I have often been challenged to look at things from a different perspective and have really valued working as part of a team with these young people. I feel I am more aware in my life about the impact of services on young people in Sheffield.”
— Siobhan Breithuin, Training and Development Consultant, Sheffield City Council
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“The Young Advisors had a really fruitful discussion on our proposed topic and shared their experiences very articulately. They provided thoughtful reflections on their experiences and provided helpful and logical suggestions about what would improve their experience, which will feed into action planning to make improvements to our service users’ experiences.”
— Aisling Redmond, Senior Patient Experience Facilitator, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
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If you’d like to speak about how we could work with you, we’d love to hear from you!

Depending on the nature and duration of the work, we may ask you to consider making a donation to Sheffield Futures to support our ongoing development.

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