Thursday 9 August 2012

Youth employment – compulsory careers guidance in schools a schools a step in the right direction

via The Recruitment & Employment Confederation

Chris Wilford, Policy & PR Advisor, writes that:
Youth unemployment hovers stubbornly around the 1 million mark and competition is fierce for the openings that are available. Young people need all the help they can get to crack the jobs market, through coordinated action from government, business and educationalists. With this in mind, the requirement for schools to secure access to independent and impartial careers advice for their students from September is a step in the right direction.

Read the full press release

Hazel’s comment:
I’d feel a lot more confident about careers advice in schools if there was some budget for the work. And if I believed that the employer’s talks were likely to be impartial.



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