Welcome to Input Youth -

Input Youth is a North Eastern Education & Library Board resource that was established in response to the real need for an information service for young people here in Northern Ireland.

The Input Youth web site is designed to offer young people advice, help and guidance by means of our own web content and links to other key sites across the Internet.



We hope you find this site useful but if you should get lost please check out our site map for an overview of the key areas of the Input Youth web site.

Job Guides

The Input Youth Job Guides help you to get the low down on a wide range of careers. You can check out what each job involves, the qualifications you might need and then use the additional resources to find out even more!

The Minimum Wage

With only a few exceptions, all workers in the UK aged 16 or over are legally entitled to be paid a minimum amount per hour for the work that they do for their employer.

This is regardless of the kind of work done or the size and type of company. The rate of minimum wage is reviewed every year, and any increases take place in October.

To find out more about the Minimum Wage see our latest guide.

Job Interviews

Whatever fears or misgivings you may have about going for an interview, it represents the normal way for you to sell yourself to an employer.

To help you with this aspect of finding a job, take a look at our career guide on handling job interviews.

Salary Negotiation

Everybody will have to ask an employer for a pay rise at some time but this can be difficult. Many will feel uncomfortable and stressed in this situation and as a result they fail to plan and control what goes on during the pay negotiation. Lack of planning makes achieving anything very difficult.

Simple planning and keeping control of what you say and do can make a big difference in your attempt to gain an increase in your pay or salary.

To find out more about this difficult subject see our career guide on Negotiating for an increase in your pay.

Youth In Action

Between 2007 and 2013, the 'Youth In Action' Programme offers young people, volunteers and youth workers across Europe and further a field the opportunity to access thousands of pounds to carry out work on a wide range of themes.

You can get funding for Youth Exchanges, Youth Initiatives, Youth Democracy Projects, Volunteering, Study Visits, Feasibility Meetings, Job Shadows, Seminars and Training Programmes.

Find out more...