Ready for the Future

Ready for the Future explores young people's attitudes towards work and skills and argues that a wider set of skills and personal attributes are likely to be required from them when they reach the workplace.

The study paints a picture of a generation that understands the value of hard work: 90 per cent believe if you work hard you'll usually succeed.

However, with more employers identifying skills like creativity as key to the workforce of the future, it warns of a disconnect between employers' demands and young people's skills and perceptions.

It suggests that they may be entering the workforce lacking the full range of skills, which will allow them to contribute to the expansion of the economy.

Published
April 2007

Author
NESTA

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