Jobs for the boys
Adam Nichols
Monday, July 27, 2009
Alan Milburn's Access to Professions report has shocked me. It has revealed that 70% of under 14s have had no career advice, and 45% of over 14s have had no or very limited careers advice. What is going on? Are we now so focussed on exam results that the next phase in the lives of our young people has just been completely disregarded? Two common accusations, inevitably contradictory, levelled at young people is that they are lacking in ambition, whilst simultaneously aiming way too high at senior roles or celebrity status. But if we don't give them the building blocks of guidance to form a career path, what do we expect?
