One group set to benefit from new £5m Burnham update

The National Grid is investing £5 millionRory Poulter22:44, 03 Aug 2026Participants will receive practical help to overcome barriers to work(Image: WPA Pool, Getty Images)Thousands of unemployed young people are set to be handed a route into work after Andy Burnham unveiled a major new jobs drive backed by National Grid.‌The energy giant is investing £5 million to help 5,000 young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) gain the skills, qualifications and confidence needed to secure long-term jobs – many in Britain's fast-growing clean energy and infrastructure sectors. The move makes National Grid one of the first major employers to throw its weight behind Burnham's flagship reforms aimed at putting technical education on the same footing as academic study and tackl