​The government has funded the creation of the Careers & Enterprise Company in a bid to answer that age-old careers question – just how can we bring education and employers together effectively. We invited CEO Claudia Harris to update us on their work so far

Different priorities and timetables mean that employers and schools can face a series of barriers in their efforts to get young people ready for today’s fast-changing world of work.

While many employers think work experience is critical when recruiting, most do not offer it and most secondary school pupils have never been off site to visit a local employer – despite the best research showing that multiple encounters with work are critical to future job prospects and earnings.

This is not because of a lack of good will on both sides or a lack of excellent work experience and skills programmes.

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