{"id":109,"date":"2015-07-10T14:44:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T14:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/talentmatch\/?p=109"},"modified":"2018-08-02T09:31:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T09:31:17","slug":"evaluation-blog-6-wellbeing-and-talent-match-some-early-indicators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/talentmatch\/evaluation-blog-6-wellbeing-and-talent-match-some-early-indicators\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluation Blog #6: Wellbeing and Talent Match \u2013 some early indicators"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a growing consensus that wellbeing and other so-called intrinsic factors are important in determining positive employment outcomes for young people. The Young Foundation (http:\/\/youngfoundation.org\/publications\/framework-of-outcomes-for-young-people<\/u><\/a>) points to a growing evidence base linking social and emotional capabilities, such as determination, self-control, persistence and self-motivation, to positive outcomes for young people.<\/p>\n

Talent Match aims to develop interventions which are holistic, person-centred and take a long term approach. If a young person has not yet gained employment but their social and emotional capabilities have developed they may be closer to achieving employment than previously, whilst also improving their life in other ways.<\/p>\n

In the Talent Match evaluation the UK official measures (http:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/ons\/guide-method\/user-guidance\/well-being\/index.html<\/u><\/a>) of wellbeing are used to understand how intrinsic factors may be important to securing job outcomes. At each stage of data collection young people are asked four subjective questions regarding their well-being:<\/p>\n