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 Programmes like CSI have driven more young people to take degrees in forensic science despite the lack of positions available within the industry. |
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Millions of school leavers and graduates with 'fairly useless' degrees are unemployable because they lack basic skills, a major business lobby group will warn today. The devastating report, from the British Chambers of Commerce, reveals small businesses are frustrated at the quality of applicants, who they say can barely concentrate or add up. Nearly half of the 2,000 firms surveyed said they would be 'fairly or very nervous' about hiring someone who has just finished their A-levels. The report warns: 'Too many people [are] coming out with fairly useless degrees in non-serious subjects.' Its findings raise serious questions about the type and standard of education and skills training in Britain. The group questioned the owners of 'micro-businesses', those with fewer than ten employees. Many have vacancies which they are desperate to fill but were scathing about the quality of candidates. The report states: 'In general, younger people lack numerical skills, research skills, ability to focus and read, plus written English.' One unnamed entrepreneur told researchers: 'Plenty of unemployed, mostly without experience in my sector. The interpersonal skills of some interviewed in the past have been very poor.' Dr Adam Marshall, director of policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said the fault lies with the education system, not with the young people themselves. He said new courses spring up because there is demand from would-be students – but not necessarily from businesses. Dr Marshall said: 'There may be a course in underwater basket weaving, but that does not mean anybody will actually want to employ you at the end of it.' He cited the American television crime drama CSI as a prime example. It sparked a huge growth in the popularity of forensic science courses, but Dr Marshall said demand for these graduates is low. Dr Marshall said he is desperate for the country to listen to business and create the right courses to fit the jobs that are available. (Read by Nelly Min. Nelly Min is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies) |
一家大型商業(yè)游說團(tuán)體今天警告說，上百萬中學(xué)或大學(xué)畢業(yè)生空有一張“無用”文憑，卻無法被雇傭，因?yàn)樗麄內(nèi)狈炯寄堋?/p> 這份來自英國商務(wù)部的報(bào)告辛辣地指出，小企業(yè)主們對求職者的職業(yè)素質(zhì)頗感失望，認(rèn)為他們集中不了精力，連簡單的運(yùn)算都不會(huì)。 在參與這次調(diào)查的2000家公司中，約有一半稱如果要雇傭那些剛參加完中學(xué)高級(jí)水平考試的學(xué)生的話，他們得“繃緊神經(jīng)”。 報(bào)告警告說：“現(xiàn)在太多人只有一紙無用的文憑，而且學(xué)的專業(yè)也沒什么意義。” 調(diào)查結(jié)果就英國教育的類型和標(biāo)準(zhǔn)以及技能訓(xùn)練提出了嚴(yán)肅的問題。 調(diào)查小組向那些員工少于10名的“超小型公司”的老板們詢問后發(fā)現(xiàn)，很多公司都急需新人來填補(bǔ)職位空缺，但他們對于求職者素質(zhì)的評價(jià)卻很嚴(yán)厲。 報(bào)告稱：“總體來說，這些年輕人缺乏運(yùn)算能力、研究能力、閱讀能力，無法集中注意力，英文寫作能力也欠佳。” 一位沒有透露姓名的企業(yè)主告訴研究者說：“來應(yīng)聘的人很多，但大部分都沒有我這個(gè)領(lǐng)域的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。我面試過的人里面，有些人的人際交往能力相當(dāng)薄弱。” 英國商務(wù)部政策主任亞當(dāng)?馬歇爾博士說錯(cuò)在教育體系，不在年輕人本身。 他說新課程層出不窮，但并不總是來自市場需求，而是來自日益擴(kuò)張的生源需求。 馬歇爾博士說：“也許開了一門叫水下籃子編織的課程，但并不意味著學(xué)完之后有人會(huì)真的想雇傭你?！?/p> 他把美國犯罪電視劇《犯罪現(xiàn)場調(diào)查》作為一個(gè)很好的例子。那部電視劇使得法庭科學(xué)課一時(shí)間大受歡迎，但馬歇爾博士說市場上這方面對畢業(yè)生的需求其實(shí)很低。 馬歇爾博士說他急切盼望著主事者們聽聽企業(yè)的意見，設(shè)計(jì)出符合就業(yè)市場需求的課程。 相關(guān)閱讀 英年輕人就業(yè)難 雇主稱工作態(tài)度是關(guān)鍵 為避學(xué)費(fèi)上漲 英掀起入學(xué)申請潮 英大學(xué)生“畢業(yè)即失業(yè)”創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄 懂漢語者起薪最高 畢業(yè)即失業(yè) 美國畢業(yè)生狀告母校索賠學(xué)費(fèi) （中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 實(shí)習(xí)生沈清 編輯：陳丹妮） |
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Vocabulary: devastating: 辛辣的，挖苦的 A-levels: 英國的中學(xué)高級(jí)水平考試 scathing: 嚴(yán)厲的；苛刻的 forensic science: 法庭科學(xué) |
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