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Poor careers advice adding to nation's workforce woes
A significant proportion of workers are paying a high price for poor careers advice impacting on the nation’s productivity, a new survey from City & Guilds suggests today.
According to the study, one in five workers have needed to re-train or re-skill as a result of unsatisfactory careers advice. Over half (58%) said the careers advice they had at school was unsatisfactory. Just 19% of those polled ended up in the jobs their advisor recommended.
The study reveals that guidance is virtually non-existent outside the classroom: more than half of workers (52%) have not received any careers guidance since leaving school.
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