ONS: NEET numbers rise
26 February 2015
The number of UK young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the final quarter of last year reached 963,000, an increase of 9,000 on the previous quarter, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
Thu, 26 Feb 2015The number of UK young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the final quarter of last year reached 963,000, an increase of 9,000 on the previous quarter, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
The figure, which represents 13.2% of people aged 16-24, was down 78,000, however, year-on-year.
Skills development organisation City & Guilds’ chief executive Chris Jones said in a statement the figures were disappointing and “allowing this situation to continue risks damaging their futures and that of the country as a whole.
“There’s a catch-22 for today’s young men and women; they need experience to gain experience. This, coupled with sub-standard careers advice, means young people either can’t get that first foot on the ladder, or simply don’t know what options are available to them.”
Charity Sported’s Sporteducate programme manager Lekan Ojumu said in a statement the statistics “mask” social inequalities in youth unemployment.
“The fact remains that if you come from a disadvantaged background, you are much more likely to become NEET.
“We need to find alternative ways of engaging the disengaged and providing targeted support to those who need it most. This means taking a ‘bottom-up’ approach, supporting local solutions for local problems.”
The figure, which represents 13.2% of people aged 16-24, was down 78,000, however, year-on-year.
Skills development organisation City & Guilds’ chief executive Chris Jones said in a statement the figures were disappointing and “allowing this situation to continue risks damaging their futures and that of the country as a whole.
“There’s a catch-22 for today’s young men and women; they need experience to gain experience. This, coupled with sub-standard careers advice, means young people either can’t get that first foot on the ladder, or simply don’t know what options are available to them.”
Charity Sported’s Sporteducate programme manager Lekan Ojumu said in a statement the statistics “mask” social inequalities in youth unemployment.
“The fact remains that if you come from a disadvantaged background, you are much more likely to become NEET.
“We need to find alternative ways of engaging the disengaged and providing targeted support to those who need it most. This means taking a ‘bottom-up’ approach, supporting local solutions for local problems.”
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