The NEET rate could hit 16 per cent. A new review says digital and careers tools are part of the answer.
An interim youth work review published today warns that the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training could pass 16 per cent. The review claims AI-driven recruitment tools, inadequate careers guidance technology and fragmented digital provision is partly to blame.
By Wistl · · FE / Training
An interim report from the Young People and Work Review, published by the EdTech Innovation Hub, warns that the UK’s NEET rate, the proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training, could pass 16 per cent unless something is done soon. The review examines factors including school absence rates, the quality of careers guidance, apprenticeship supply relative to demand, and the role of AI-driven recruitment tools in creating new barriers for young people entering the labour market. The full story is at www.edtechinnovationhub.com The NEET figure has been moving i