More on employability

It is a recurring theme this one, and rightly so.

Students need practical skills to be able to succeed in the workplace.

Again, it sounds like a recipe for Functional Skills again and again and again ........

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#ixzz1X5GKb121