Monday, May 28, 2012

Youth unemployment crisis

Many graduates are growing bitter that their education have brought no career. Around 75 million people between the ages of 15 and 24 are out of work, according to a report by the International Labour Organisation. Rob and Natalie talk about this and ILO's recommendation to governments to make job creation a top priority.

Question: Which one of these unusual jobs is NOT a real one?
a) A vibration consultant.
b) A trifle analyst.
c) A raven master.

Vocabulary
a bleak picture = a situation described as pessimistic
a forecast = a prediction by experts
entrenched=  fixed, rooted
to drop out= to exclude yourself from activities
marginalized= to be left to one side
temping, a temporary job= employment done for a fixed period of time
an apprenticeship = jobs designed to have the employee working while getting training on the tasks required

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