Preparing young people for the world of work is key to long-term productivity and competitiveness. As well as being critical for the UK’s economic future, recruiting and developing young people benefits organisations now, through improving workforce diversity, bringing in new ideas and skills, and helping to build talent pipelines.
Preparing young people for the world of work is key to long-term productivity and competitiveness. As well as being critical to the UK’s economic future, recruiting and developing young people benefits organisations now through improving workforce diversity, bringing in new ideas and skills, and helping to build talent pipelines.
Supporting young people to navigate the increasingly complex world of work and find jobs and fulfilling careers is a collective responsibility. It requires co-ordinated action from a range of organisations, including policy-makers, educators and training providers, employment support agencies, voluntary and community organisations, business representative organisations and businesses themselves.
Yet, as this research shows, many young people think they did not receive enough support while in education to understand and prepare for their future careers. Alongside this, too many young people are dissatisfied with their current job as well as their career progression to date, with poor-quality line management and a lack of effective training programmes identified as the major factors holding them back.