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Disengaged Young People Need More Than Training to Succeed - They Need Self-Belief

Lady Diana Whitmore | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Politics
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Lady Diana Whitmore

The latest figures on youth unemployment from the Office for National Statistics - which show the unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds is now more than double that of the wider population, with one in five young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) - paint an extremely worrying picture for today's young people, and those who work with them.

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It's Time to Keep Vocational Working in the Spotlight

Fiona McBride | Posted 08.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: University, Apprenticeships, Ed Miliband Speech, Public Relations, Ed Miliband, Catherine Mckinnell, Vocational Training, Vocational Education, Pr, UK Universities & Education News
Fiona McBride

The idea of only awarding substantial public sector contracts to those companies that agree to train a significant number of the next generation of Apprenticeships is one that we fully endorse. Although this did not get through the last parliament, it is encouraging that this is now part of Labour party policy.

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Education: A Silo, Entire of Itself

Brian John Spencer | Posted 25.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: University, Youth Mentoring, National Mentoring Month, Youth, Mentoring, UK Universities, Euro Zone, Mentoring Programs, Vocational Training, Vocational Education, Youth Unemployment, Euro Zone Crisis, UK Universities & Education News
Brian John Spencer

How can young people be real world literate and know what career they want if all they've ever known is the class room? Often they've never had contact with any industry professionals or set foot in an office, workshop or business environment.

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