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• However, according to a recent survey, young people’s work and well-being continue to be affected by four Cs: COVID-19, conflict, climate change and the cost of living.
• The flower of youth is strangled by the weeds of despair.
• The research suggests that 4 in 10 young people do not have the right skills, qualifications or experiences to enter work or start a business.
• Respondents told us that the biggest gap in their armoury was digital skills. Parallel research by Dell Technologies found that only 44% of young people had only ever been taught “very basic” digital skills, while 12% had no training at all.
• Perhaps most importantly, it suggests that young people aspire to do ‘meaningful work’. This is work with safeguards and enriching and empowering work experiences that bolster their skills and prospects while allowing them to contribute to a wider sense of purpose and impact on society.

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