Youth unemployment reached alarming levels in New South Wales' Hunter Valley

After youth unemployment reached alarming levels in New South Wales' Hunter Valley, a local council developed a program to help break young people into the workforce. The program's success has led to calls to roll it out in local councils across Australia. In the town of Cessnock in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, a generation of young people are caught in a cycle of unemployment. Youths like Phoebe Morris are faced with the staggering challenge of landing a job without the relevant skills.

The Youth First Project in action Source: SBS