Youth unemployment
Public sector: get your act together. That was the message from Iain Wright, minister for 14 to 19 reform, at a Barnardo's event on youth unemployment. He urged councils and public bodies to bolster efforts to employ young people in the recession, revealing that out of 1.3m NHS employees, just 3,000 are 16 to 18 (0.23 per cent).
Wright also revealed that the government's IAG strategy (information, advice and guidance) will be launched in late October or early November. It will attempt to break down gender stereotypes in careers. "Providing role models across the genders is vital," he said. "IAG should be a process, not something that happens in an afternoon."
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