JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

That this House celebrates the value and significance of young people in the workforce and notes the need for stronger connections between schools, colleges and businesses, to provide greater and more streamlined opportunities for young people to enter the world of work, as recommended by the British Chambers of Commerce, Skills and Employment Manifesto; further notes the importance that employers place on skills and attributes such as effective communication, literacy, self-management, a positive attitude, people skills, team-working, problem solving and commercial awareness; and urges schools, businesses, Chambers, local enterprise partnerships, local government and the Government to work collaboratively to help promote and develop such employability skills and job opportunities for young people.