This statistic shows the distribution of skills and attributes lacking among 17-18 year olds recruited to first job from college in the United Kingdom (UK) in, according to a survey ofr UK employers in 2016. Of the responding employers 16 percent advised that the college leavers they hired lacked experience in the working world, general life experience or maturity.
Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among 17-18 year olds recruited to first job from college in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
Characteristic
Proportion of college leavers
Lack of working world, life experience or maturity
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UK Department for Education. (June 28, 2017). Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among 17-18 year olds recruited to first job from college in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290894/skills-lacking-among-college-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among 17-18 year olds recruited to first job from college in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. June 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290894/skills-lacking-among-college-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education. (2017). Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among 17-18 year olds recruited to first job from college in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290894/skills-lacking-among-college-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Distribution of Skills and Attributes Lacking among 17-18 Year Olds Recruited to First Job from College in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290894/skills-lacking-among-college-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education, Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among 17-18 year olds recruited to first job from college in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290894/skills-lacking-among-college-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of skills and attributes lacking among 17-18 year olds recruited to first job from college in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], UK Department for Education, June 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290894/skills-lacking-among-college-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
