An evaluation of UK Youth's Youth Achievement Awards, which accredits young peoples' achievements in non-formal learning, showed that conventional measures of educational achievement tend not to be useful at recording the successes of vulnerable young people.
The research was published by the Social Futures Institute at the University of Teesside.
John Bateman, chief executive of UK Youth, said: "This research shows that we need more rungs on the qualification ladder."
Dr Peter van den Graaf, who led the research, said: "This is particularly important for young people from the poorest backgrounds who may not be motivated or engaged in learning because of personal circumstances."
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