Research published by The Prince’s Trust and HSBC suggests that many young people feel unprepared to enter the workplace and want more support to develop these key skills and abilities.
The survey involved 2,224 11 to 19-year-olds currently in the education system, as well as 2,675 workers (including 1,308 aged 16 to 25), and 1,000 teachers.
It found that 43 per cent of the young people do not feel prepared to enter the workforce, with almost half of these citing a lack of soft skills.
A quarter of teachers were also worried about their students’ soft skills, while 72 per cent of the workers said they didn’t have the soft skills required when they first started working.
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