Wednesday 5th December 2007
Many young adults including graduates are finding it difficult to find jobs because of inadequate communication skills, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (Rec) has claimed.
The body said that youngsters need to learn how to communicate more effectively if they are to succeed as employees. It urged the government to consider offering better training in these skills to British youngsters, as they are crucial in a modern economy.
"Even with university graduates, there can be a basic lack of communication skills, which are real hindrances for people trying to get jobs," said Tom Hadley, director of external relations at the REC. "What we need to be better at as a country is looking at some of the more advanced communication skills needed in a service-driven economy.
"In a lot of careers it's important how you communicate orally and there's almost no training about that. There's a need to look at the needs for specific skills in what is a changing labour market, and that needs to be cultivated a little more at university."
Recently, the government unveiled plans to raise the minimum school leaving age to 18 next year, while increasing the number of skills training courses on offer to over seven million, 3.5 million of which would focus on literacy and numeracy.
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