CBI welcomes Lord Young's proposals on enterprise education
20 Jun 2014 03:47 PM
The CBI commented on the
publication of Lord Young’s Review of Enterprise
Education.
Katja Hall, CBI Deputy-Director
General, said:
“Preparing young people to
succeed in life and work is fundamental to what we ask of our schools. Business
is clear that a good education means more than just exam results and must take
into account the attitudes and behaviours school leavers will need in the world
of work. Enterprise education is vital to this, and this report is a big step
especially the idea of every school having an enterprise
adviser.
“Linking curriculum
subjects to real life examples will help young people see the relevance of
their learning, while the new enterprise passport will help ensure the
knowledge and skills developed away from exams are understood outside the
school gates. It’s also right to look at how we help teachers build their
experience outside school and we look forward to working with the Government on
this.
“But we still need the
Government to address the perilous condition of our careers guidance system.
Young people need to be aware of all the different work opportunities and
routes to success available, so better advice and more business involvement
will be key to achieving this.”