Prince’s Trust: Some young people lack work skills

Martina Milburn, chief executive of youth charity The Prince’s Trust, tells the Telegraph of worries that unemployed youth will face:

“Thousands of young people don’t have the skills, confidence and qualifications to break out of long-term unemployment and poverty.

“These youngsters have been pushed further from the jobs market in the recession, as they struggle to compete with graduates fresh out of university.

“It is hugely important to tackle this entrenched youth unemployment now. Government, charities and employers must work together to give them the long-term support they need to escape unemployment for good.”