NEET unempolyment rates

Please see this article http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/feb/23/almost-1m-young-people-neets  about how the unemployment rates for the number of young people is still raising.

This article points out how the government have invested alot of money in apprenticeships etc so that young people are given more job opportunities however if this is the case why is the unemployment rate for 16-24 increasing and not decreasing!! If people are not in employment shouldn't they be in appropriate employment schemes or have relavnant training etc. Youth employment is affecting not only school and colleges leavers it is also affecting graduates.

As I have mentioned before in previous blog posts there seems to be the same recurring issues coming up time and time again that are affecting the increase in these numbers. Many young people don't have adequate work experience to mention on their cvs or application forms. Which causes a problem for employers who are looking for that vital work experience. When I have spoken to students about how they can approach finding a job some of them haven't the first clue where to start and as a result some are still not in employment. If someone is not motivated or inspired to do something how will they actually get there. Family support networks and influences can sometimes help certain young people but if they aren't there where else can they get that vital and essential support ??. 

Empolyablity skills and being taught how to be a worthy work candidate is so important. The importance of communication and team work skills are understood by young people but they are not necessarily shown how such skills can benefit them to an potential empolyer.. Having a degree is seen as an essential qualifaction but the education you learn from working in the real work teaches you a great deal more. If a young person isn't able to experience this how will they actually know. Voluntary work and internships are good place to start but tecnhnlogy is allowing many young people to bulid their own mini empires. From inventing ideas for social newtworks to designing phone apps. The skills and talents a young person may have are not being fed into the system. The postive energy needed to create and fuel these ambtions doesn't seem to emerging. I am not saying we should give any young person false hope as we do need to be realistc about what they can achieve and where they can work etc. However we need to support them especially at a time where the recession is affecting a great deal of people not only in the UK but also all over world. Without insipiring them with some encouragement and hope for future how will they provide that hope for future generations to come.