Mentoring based on young peoples’ strengths can alleviate the crisis in education, training and employment

September 7, 2026 · 12:30 am 3 sources

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• UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work
  The Guardian · September 8, 2026 05:00
  In partnership with DWP, firms such as John Lewis and M&S plan to offer 18- to 24-year-olds placements of two to four weeks UK retailers plan to create up to 100,000 short-term placements for young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next three years to give them a…

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• Growing up socially isolated linked to young people becoming NEET
  Phys.org · September 7, 2026 00:30
  About 1 million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training (NEET). The consequences for their health and income can be significant and long-lasting, with costs to the economy as well.
• Mentoring based on young peoples' strengths can alleviate the crisis in education, training and employment
  Phys.org · September 8, 2026 20:20
  We can all see the huge waste of talent this represents for the young people concerned and society as a whole.