The £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant: a plain guide for employers in Wales
For employers. Who qualifies for the Youth Jobs Grant, when it pays, how to apply, and how it adds to the other savings on hiring young people in 2026.
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First jobs, real work, honest advice.
Researched and sourced: every figure links to where it came from. Written for young people, parents and the employers who give them a start.
Do you need a food hygiene certificate for your first job?
What the law actually says about food hygiene training, what a Level 2 certificate is, what it costs, and why the first certificate should not come out of a young person's pocket.
First jobs in Wrexham: why Jobsee is starting here
More young people in Wales are out of work and out of education than at any point in a decade. Here is why Wrexham is where Jobsee starts, and what is already there to help.
When nobody believes you did it yourself
AI is not only changing which jobs exist. It is quietly taking away the feeling of earning it. Why that matters for young people, and what we can do about it.
Teachers, AI and the missing 'well done': why praise matters for the first generation entering an AI workplace
What the research says about feedback, praise and confidence, and why the young people starting work now need specific, honest recognition more than ever.
Jobs AI can't do: hands-on careers for school leavers in 2026
Which first jobs and apprenticeships are least likely to be automated, which are more exposed, and where the UK genuinely needs more young people.
No experience? Here's what actually counts
Sport, caring, volunteering, school projects and side hustles all count as experience. Here is how to describe them so an employer sees what you can do.
Apprenticeship or university in 2026: an honest comparison
Costs, pay, competition and where each route leads, with up-to-date numbers. Neither is the right answer for everyone.
Why hiring young people now is a smart move
For employers. What it really costs to hire someone under 21 or an apprentice in 2026, the support available, and how to make a first hire work.
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