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19:14 8th July 2010
A focus on IT training is key to avoid the creation of a "lost generation" of 16 to 24-year-olds who could find themselves unable to secure employment, according to a report issued by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's (REC) Youth Employment Taskforce.
The report warned that "urgent action" is needed from government authorities, businesses and educationalists to make sure young people enter the workplace.
It recommended practical actions like revamping careers services, stimulating demand for new staff, raising awareness of the changing employment landscape and harnessing different routes into work such as internships and temporary assignments.
Separately, Baroness Margaret Prosser, chair of the Youth Employment Taskforce, said: "This is an issue which should concern us all. The direct cost of youth unemployment has been put at £4.7 billion a year and we know from previous recessions that significant periods of unemployment early in a young person’s working life have serious consequences on their future job prospects."
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