Serious initiatives to tackle this always take at least a few years. The experiences of Cornwall, the North East and the West Midlands are that reshaping employment requires long-term commitment.
So there will be young people who left school or college last year who will be unemployed for several years. Some will find more-or-less menial work, often short term or part time, or well within their abilities. I met a young man at a supermarket checkout the other day.
He was personable, affable and helpful, but he didn’t need A levels to pass shopping over a barcode reader, and the thought of this wasted talent is distressing. And there are thousands who don’t have his ability simply to get on with people and who can’t find any meaningful work at all.
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