Demand for Functional Skills is real, urgent and necessary!

British Chamber of Commerce report - the report states: 'In general, younger people lack numerical skills, research skills, ability to focus and read, plus written English.'

One unnamed entrepreneur told researchers: 'Plenty of unemployed, mostly without experience in my sector. The interpersonal skills of some interviewed in the past have been very poor.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2026858/Bosses-condemn-useless-degrees-leave-graduates-lacking-basic-skills.html#ixzz1VHInHoEu

As I've said before, let's start calling a bird that lives on a pond and quacks a duck and start making Functional SKills absolutely essential for everyone!