OK the Young Chamber Team has been doing a lot of work to continue to support schools and young people with their understanding of 'enterprise' across the country.

Now we know that this is really important stuff assisting to prepare a young person for the world of work by using local employers to provide real and meaningful understanding of jobs and their  future career opportunities that can and do exist for them post education. Now you would think that what I am talking about is quite obvious and that this must be a part of the infrastructure that is supported by government and the educational establishment, it could not possibly be delivered in a random disjointed way across the country could it?

We currently as a country have more than 1,000,000 young people unemployed aged 16 to 24 and this I believe is a direct result of this random support that exists in some areas and not in others. This is no way to plan for future economic growth and development.

The future Human Resource that exists in schools up and down the country has to be better supported  to  enable young people to plan and dream from a young age about what they may one day want to do as a career or job. This needs to be built into the very fabric of the education system as well as encouraging 'possibility thinking' that appears to disappear at some stage between 11 and 16.

Young Chamber will work with any school and any business to give opportunity for all young children of all abilities and from every background to fulfil their goals and ambitions.  Who wants to work with us?