The Confederation of
British Industry argues that businesses must spend more time in schools. Unique Client Solutions wholeheartedly agrees.
With unemployment
figures so high, and school leavers and graduates struggling to enter the job
marketing Unique Client Solutions is very aware of the fact that the gap
between education and businesses is wide. Ask any business what their biggest
problem is with finding people to fill positions and they’ll answer, skills.
Customer acquisitions company, Unique Client Solutions looks at new plans being
suggested by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and discusses why they
think they will help to bridge the gap.
Neil Carberry is
director of employment and skills at the CBI, he says “The short-term challenge
is the advice and support we give to young people who work hard at school… a
lot of young people are deeply impressive. We need to make sure they get the
advice and support they need.” Unique Client Solutions has previously reported
on the Government Youth Contract, £1 billion being invested to help young
unemployed people to get a job, through paid work experience. Employers can get
financial support from the Government for taking on such people.
A spokesperson for
Unique Client Solutions Nottingham believes that the first step has been taken
now businesses must do more. “We totally agree with the CBI that businesses
have a duty as part of society to invest time and money into the people who will
work for them. However that doesn’t just mean at the highest level, it means
right down to the bottom.”
The CBI wants to take
this one step further and take businesses into primary schools, Mr Carberry
continued, "The first thing is an inspirational strategy, linking up what we do
at school with what we do in later life." He says that interest is not lacking, “There is a massive upsurge in businesses prepared to get involved in schools.
The challenge is how to make it happen everywhere. The Nottingham area is
lucky in that it has number of
very strong private-sector employers.”
Unique Client Solutions believes that businesses can, and will do more. “Businesses around
the country and particularly in Nottingham where we are based are very aware
that more needs to be done. The problem is linking businesses with schools and
universities. Once this is achieved the UK will be able to set itself apart
from the rest of the world because of the strength of its innovation thought
the strength and education of its people.”
