Britain plans to tell firms that win large public contracts to commit to taking on more young workers to boost the country’s skill levels, stepping up the pressure on private companies to increase youth training schemes. Britain, which is battling poor productivity levels, had a youth unemployment rate of 16 percent in August compared with an overall level of 5.6 percent. In proposals announced, companies wishing to bid for government contracts worth more than 10 million pounds must demonstrate a clear commitment
Hazel Dawson, 18, has just got a B and two Ds in her A-levels, in sociology, government and politics, and geography at Christ the King sixth-form college in Lewisham, London. Since I don’t know what I want to do for my career, I couldn’t see a reason to go to university. Instead, I’m going to give myself those three years to try out lots of jobs, do courses and volunteering, and work out what I want to do that way. I feel
The BBC has launched a new traineeship scheme to give digital skills to young people in the UK. The Make It Digital traineeship will first be available in 60 towns and cities around England, and specialises in teaching 16 to 24-year-olds skills including coding and computer programming, with the aim of filling the technology skills gap in the UK. The broadcaster has partnered with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Skills Funding Agency on the scheme, which will also
