Scottish Employer Perspectives Survey 2019: research report

Appendix B: DYW Counterfactual Analysis

The analysis below shows the difference in provision of Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) type activities among different levels of engagement with DYW leads or Regional Groups. For this analysis we use provision of ‘work inspiration’ activties as a proxy for ‘DYW-type’ activities.

Overall 15% of all employers were doing some kind of DYW-type (in this case ’work inspiration’) activities. Among employers who have not heard or engaged of DYW Regional Groups, this figure is lower at 12%. However, among employers who heard of but not engaged with DYW groups this figure increases to 24% of employers, and increases further still among those who have both heard of and engaged with their DYW lead or Regional group to 72% undertaking some kind of DYW activities. 

Figure B1: Proportion of employers undertaking DYW-type ‘work inspiration’ activities

Base: all establishments (2,652)

Turning to look at those employers not doing any DYW type activities the opposite pattern emerges. Firstly, among all employers the vast majority (85%) are not undertaking any DYW type activities. And among those who have not heard or engaged with their DYW Regional Group this is higher still, with 88% not undertaking any of these types of activities. Considering those who have both heard of and engaged with their Regional Group, the figure is far lower – with 27% having not provided any DYW type activities. 

Figure B2: Employers not engaging in DYW-type ‘inspiration’ activities

Base: all establishments (2,652)

Overall we can can conclude that employers that have had some level of interaction with DYW (either having heard of DYW, or having engaged with a DYW lead/Regional Group), are more likely to have provided some kind of work inspiration/DYW type activities than employers who have not heard or engaged with DYW.