The Local Government Association (LGA) said positive employment figures were hiding the plight of 16 to 24-year-olds, claiming they were being “failed” by the system designed to help them. Long-term unemployment could be cut by a third before the end of the current parliament if nationally-run education, skills and employment schemes were devolved to local areas, said the LGA, which represents councils in England and Wales. Around 90,000 young people have been out of work for at least two years, while
Most businesses believe Britain is facing a skills “crisis” in areas such as technology and engineering – saying they have not detected any improvement for years, according to a new study. Research by food giant Nestle found that a third of firms in the sectors believe the problem had worsened over the past five years. A report said not enough young people were studying maths and science subjects to meet future demand for skilled workers. But a survey of over 300 youngsters
The youth unemployment rate in Europe stands at 23.3pc as of August this year. In the UK alone, more than 740,000 young people are out of work – or 16.6pc – according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. The solution to youth unemployment, according to OYW organisers Kate Robertson, chair of Havas, and former Havas ad man David Jones in 2010, is to inspire young people to work for themselves. The Great Recession was a catalyst for the start-up trend.
When Portugal was hit by an economic crisis in 2011, Magda Tilli and her husband Miguel realised that if they wanted to make a decent living they would have to set up their own business. At the time Mr Tilli was working as an estate agent, but with the Portuguese housing market in free fall, he was earning next to nothing. And with Portugal’s government needing a 78bn euro ($103bn; £62bn) international bailout, in exchange for putting in place a number of
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