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NEET figures rise; need for more relevant education options.
Figures released on the 16th June showed that the number of 16 to 19 year-olds not in employment, education or training – so-called "NEETS" – by the end of last year had risen from 9.7% to 10.3% ‘due to recession.’
A report on the Governments figures, by Polly Curtis in the Guardian, can be read here http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jun/16/teenagers-not-work-school-neets-rises
Barnardo's chief executive Martin Narey said of the situation that young people find themselves in:
"We urgently need a more relevant education system – with more vocational options for young people who are not suited to narrow, academic learning."
Working Knowledge offers a way of working with NEETs which has been shown to be successful not only in engaging them in work related activities, but in helping them to recognise that they have the skills and attitudes that employers are looking for.
More can be read about the Working Knowledge approach here.
If you would like to talk about opportunities for Ride the Wave and NEETs at your College, please call us on 0870 7201071 or email ridethewave@twkg.net
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