Monday, July 02, 2012

school careers talk volunteer scheme




Nick Clegg launches school careers talk volunteer scheme




Nick Clegg has launched a scheme which encourages workers to sign up as a volunteer to give career talks to pupils at state schools. Research has suggested that pupils who were in contact with employers at school will earn 16% more on average than pupils who did not have this opportunity. Nick Clegg said it is important for pupils to hear a positive message that they can do what they want instead of hearing that the best jobs are not for them. Inspiring the Future will give pupils an idea of jobs which they can do and might not even have thought about.

Opinion:

As a teacher this is an initiative which I love. Pupils have difficulty choosing a profession but with this scheme they can be inspired. We are busy with finding companies and workers to speak at our school a scheme like this would be of great help. I think that companies should obligate their workers to do at least one talk a year. It is a good promotion for the company and it would stimulate young people to choose a career with their company. A very good initiative of Nick Clegg. 

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