Moving On magazine Careers and Qualifications for School Leavers

  Good news for young people and employment! The number of 16-24 year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEETs) is at its lowest level since 2001. The Office of National Statistics released the figures which showed that there were 853,000 NEETs across the UK at the end of 2015,, a drop of 110,000 from the same time in 2014. ... Read More »

On 21st April 2016 Westminster Employment Forum will discuss how we can remove barriers to professional occupations Location: Central London Improving access to the professions and tackling inequality in recruitment: policy reform and best practice This event is CPD certified Guests of Honour: Norman Pickavance, Director, Brand, Culture and Sustainability, Grant Thornton; Lee Davies, Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Patent ... Read More »

Compulsory work experience was scrapped back in 2012 and although some young people still benefit from taking part in work experience, many others do not. 82% of over 3,000 employers who were polled by the British Chambers of Commerce have now said that all under 16s should be offered work experience. The benefits of meaningful, high quality work experience are ... Read More »

BY LEE BELLINGHAM Graduating from University remains one of life’s great achievements for many young people, but for University leavers this year, graduate level jobs are proving difficult to come by. Fiercer competition means that 47 per cent of recent graduates are working in jobs that don’t require a degree, according to the Office for National Statistics. Choosing the right ... Read More »