Sunday 11 April 2010

Day 6 - We Must Do All That We Can To Tackle Youth Unemployment

It has been a glorious day today in North Durham. Hopefully this sunny weather will continue all the way through to May 6th.

One of the biggest tragedies of Gordon Brown's recession is the impact it has had on young people. We now have the highest level of youth unemployment in Europe. Over a million young people are not in education, employment or training. This is a national disgrace. The Conservatives have made it clear that a key priority in Government will be tackling youth unemployment.

200,000 new apprenticeships will be created over two years, as well as 100,000 extra work pairings and 100,000 additional Further Education places. Young people will also be given expert careers advice and quickly assigned to relevant training courses.

We need to ensure that the young people who are out of work because of the recession do not become a 'lost generation'. We must do all that we can to make sure that out of work young people are given every opportunity to fulfil their potential. Anything less would be a betrayal of our nation's future.

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