Our education system is leaving young people unprepared for the modern world.
While 45% businesses rank work readiness as the most important factor they look for when recruiting, 44% employers feel that young people leaving school, college or university are not ‘work ready’.
These findings are echoed by young people themselves, with almost 1 in 4 young people not feeling adequately prepared by their education for the world of work.
It is more important than ever to be having this conversation. The world of work is rapidly changing which means school, society and business need to work together to make sure our education system can keep up.
Key findings
While progress is being made, employers are still raising concerns about a perceived narrowing of the school curriculum – in particular the decline in creative subjects. In addition, businesses are valuing character and wider skills more than ever before.
We know that business has a key role to play in getting young people work ready. In
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