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MorethanoneintenUKteenagershasbeenleftwithoutajoborcollegeplacedespite11yearsof
compulsoryeducationfiguresshow.
Thenumberof16-t018-year-oldsbrandedas"Neet"-notineducationemploymentortraining-has
risenamidgrowingfearsthatschool-leaversarebearingthebruntofjobshortagesintherecession.
Some261000youngpeoplehadnojobortrainingplaceaccordingtoofficialdata.Thefigurerose
to1082000among16-to24-year-olds.
TheConservativesbrandedthefigure"shocking".
DavidWillettstheshadowskillssecretarysaid:"ItisadamningindictmentoftheGovernment's
failuretohelpyoungpeopleduringtherecession."
"DespiteallCordonBrown'sguaranteesandpledgesthenumberofyoungpeopleneitherearningnor
learningisincreasingatarateofmorethan9000aweek.Ministersmuststopmakingemptygestures
thatdosolittletohelpyoungpeople."
TheGovernmenthasatargettoreducetheproportionofyoungNeetsto7.6percentbynextyear.
ThelatestannualdatafromtheDepartmentforChildrenSchoolsandFamiliesputthefigureat10.3
percentbytheendof2008.
Thepercentageof16-t018-year-oldswhofallintothesamebracketremainedhigherinthepastyear
thanintheprevious12monthsitwasrevealed.
"Inafurtherdisclosurefiguresforthethirdquarterofthisyearshowalmostafifthof16to24-year-
oldswereinthecategory-morethanatanypointsince2005.
IainWrighttheSchoolsMinistersaid:"Wearegivingalll6and17-year-oldstheopportunitytostay
ineducationortrainingsotheycangaintheskillstheyneedtosucceedinanincreasinglycompetitive
labourmarket."
"Wemustnotrepeatthemistakesthatweremadeinrecessionsofthepastandabandonawhole
generationofyoungpeople.Werecognizethatweneedtocarryonhelpingyoungpeoplethroughthis
tougheconomicclimate."
HesaidtheGovernmentwouldoffereveryNeet16and17-year-oldaplaceonan"EntrytoEmployment"
courseinJanuary.
1.AccordingtowhatDavidWillettssaidthenumbe
