We tend to hear a lot about NEETs (young people not in education, employment or training – presumably there are some ASBOS involved at some point too), or those who have just made their first billion. We don’t tend to hear much about those young people who just get on with it and go out and get an often unglamorous job.
Provisional statistics released by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (PDF, 146KB) show that the proportion of young people aged 18-30 entering higher education in England fell from 42% in the academic year 2005/06 to 40% in 2006/07.
Provisional statistics can, and do, change. But the basic trend is clear: a sizable majority of this age group do not go to university. Unfortunately, as the graph below shows, those in lower age bands are not known for their stellar employment rates, even when allowing for the pursuit of non-economic activities such as full time education.
And yet, almost any employer would be mistaken if they overlooked this age group as a potential source of labour and talent. The age discrimination Regulations do not prevent employers from encouraging applications from under-represented groups, nor from ensuring that young people get to hear about their vacancies.
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Comments (2)
This post linked to an article detailing the 23 year old Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's new found wealth. Although smaller in scale, the news of two brothers (aged 17 and 19) from Limerick owning a large chunk of a £2.5 million business that they'd created (and now sold) looks equally impressive.
Posted by Ed Cronin | March 28, 2008 2:50 PM
Posted on March 28, 2008 14:50
Well, this is what happens to the boys: they get apprenticeships. But what about the girls?
Posted by Mark | March 28, 2008 4:24 PM
Posted on March 28, 2008 16:24