UK teenagers call for work experience to be made compulsory on the curriculum
13 March 2018
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New research of UK teenagers has revealed that an overwhelming majority (83%) would like work experience to be made a compulsory part of the school curriculum.
The research by the Career Colleges Trust also found that more than two thirds (67%) of today’s teenagers believe work experience is beneficial for finding employment, seeing what working in a certain sector is like (63%) and more than half (56%) believe it allows you to learn valuable skills that are not taught in the classroom.
- 83% of UK teenagers would like work experience to be made a compulsory part of the school curriculum.
- Over a third (37%) have done no work experience at school.
- Half (51%) of young people surveyed by the Career Colleges Trust have proactively organised their own work experience.
- Teenagers feel that professional training, relevant work experience and school careers advice are more beneficial for their future employment than having any degree qualification.