Microsoft to help 300,000 jobless young people in the UK

by liamssoft | November 7, 2012 at 10:55 pm

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Microsoft to help 300,000 jobless young people in the UK take steps towards work over the next three years.

The initiative aims to offer some of Britain's 1 million unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds the skills and inspiration they need to get their first job through a combination of education, training, apprenticeships and work experience.

It will involve "work inspiration sessions" to help young people gain confidence; assistance with IT education in schools and colleges; new IT capacities at 30 youth clubs across the UK; pre-apprenticeship training; and apprenticeships in job-specific skills.

Graduates who are interviewed but not hired by Microsoft will be matched with jobs and internships elsewhere in the industry.....Read more

independent.co.uk