Govt should do more to help young sales recruitment hopefuls

The UK government should be making more effort to help young people find work, according to a new survey.

Research commissioned by Lifetime showed that 73 per cent of 16-to-18 year olds believe that not enough is being done to help them achieve sales recruitment success.

The figures showed that 54 per cent of the young people questioned did not know about schemes such as the Future Jobs Fund of the Apprenticeship Expansion Programme.

Furthermore, 80 per cent said that they have received no information from a career advisor, teacher or parent, while 67 per cent also admitted that they would have no idea about where to go to find out about apprenticeship opportunities.

Nigel Wallace, director of training at Lifetime, said: "While it is encouraging that a high percentage of young people view apprenticeships as a credible and effective route to employment, it is disappointing that they are not receiving enough information on the vast array of opportunities available and how to get started."

Earlier this week, it was announced that around 300 people in Scotland will benefit from posts created by the Future Jobs Fund.

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Posted by Wayne Bly and John Oak

Filed: 19-01-2010