Wednesday 6 February 2013

Careers Guidance for Young People

‘I have just had a look through the House of Commons Education Committee report on the 'Careers guidance for young people: The impact of the new duty on schools, which is very interesting. The worrying issue here is that we have a school system under pressure to meet targets, a business community who need to recruit young people that are prepared for the world of work and young people falling down the hole between the two. We have great teachers and great businesses who want to provide what is best for young people but unfortunately the system is letting our young people down and has done for many years.

My work has focused at the local level on connecting local business with young people to provide them with an understanding of the employment opportunities that exist post education. In doing this and by capturing the imagination of young people to aspire and want to fulfil their aspirations, we can, I believe, also assist with a young person’s academic or vocational attainment. I am constantly reading and hearing through the media that there is a problem with the high rate of youth unemployment, which we all know, but this is not new information, I was quoting these OECD figures four years ago, but I do not see the grand vision of a solution to address this massively urgent
issue.

The clock is ticking; we have an important raw resource for business growth and development in our young people, how do we protect, grow and develop this important resource for the benefit of the UK economy and the wider community?’

Kevin Smith, Chief Executive, YOUNG CHAMBER UK

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