Gold Coast, QLD
Gold Coast Youth Employment Body
The Gold Coast Youth Employment Body Is the leading voice and innovator for youth employment on the Gold Coast.
The Gold Coast Youth Employment Body (GCYEB) exists to harness community effort to improve young people’s opportunities to achieve meaningful employment while also supporting business and industry needs.
The GCYEB collaborates, co-designs and tests solutions that address youth unemployment to support young people into secure, meaningful employment now and into the future.
Membership of the GCYEB includes key stakeholders from business and industry, youth employment services, community groups, skills and training providers, peak bodies, local council and government. Crucial to membership is young people themselves, elevating their voices and developing leadership so that experiences shape solutions.
Regional Industry Snapshot
Top 5 occupations:
- Sales assistants
- Aged and disabled carers
- Retail managers
- Registered nurses
- General clerks
Top 3 employing industries:
- Health care and social assistance
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
Engagement
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10.4% of young people aged 20–24 are not engaged in education or employment
(Source: 2021 ABS Census, Accessed May 2024)
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