A BCC policy document has spelt out the demands that business has for its young recruits.
It lists vital functional skills, which the BCC sees as including literacy, numeracy, digital literacy and foreign languages.
However, it also prioritises soft “employability” skills and calls upon schools to be inspected with a greater emphasis on this area.
The document states: “Employers repeatedly tell us that they also want school-leavers to demonstrate passion, discipline and an ability to learn.
“Business wants schools and colleges to develop in their students the soft ‘employability’ skills that will enable them to function within an organisation and interact with managers, colleagues, customers and suppliers.
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