Aged 16-25, WWYD?

[Mr XXXX]

Presently, young people aged 16-25 are currently facing the following dilemmas:

Rising youth unemployment
Rising costs of further education
Bleak economic outlook for the near future

If you are, or if you were currently in this bracket, what would you do?

Would you stay in education, grit your teeth about the costs and hope that there will be better opportunities when you leave?
Would you learn a trade?
Would you start your own business?
Would you stay at home and play on your Xbox all day?
etc etc

I'd be interested to hear what the members of the forum would do...

[Eric Mc]

Kill myself.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Eric Mc said:

Kill myself.

..luckily you are 45 years past the top age bracket

[NightRunner]

I...

- Graduated.
- Got a good job.
- Convinced my employer to pay for me to become further qualified.

It's easy if you try hard enough.

[Hoofy]

Mr XXXX said:

Rising costs of further education

Would you stay in education, grit your teeth about the costs

This - is - not - a - problem! Or in internet parlance... FAIL!

Anyway, I'd go into higher education and do a decent degree. I'd also dabble with business ideas while at uni as opposed to just getting completely drunk every night.

[Matt p]

Reached 24 and retrained in air-conditioning and refrigeration. I had to take a paycut but I didn't fancy being stuck working in a warehouse for the rest of my life.

Love my job to bits and starting college again next year in heating and vent

Don't be pressurised by anyone into doing something you do not want to do.

Regards

Matt

[paddyhasneeds]

Easy said when I'm very ignorant about what it's really like to be that age and looking for work, but I'd like to think I'd drop any pre-conceived notions and expectations of what sort of job I was holding out for, and take whatever was required to pay the bills and gain experience.

You see too many news articles about people with degrees in subjects such as Media Studies and similar vocations where I'm not doubting that they're bright, and that the qualification may be of some use, but honestly, 3 years doing Media Studies and they're surprised that they don't walk straight into a job in that field?

[Puggit]

Emigrate

[Motorrad]

Learn survival, weapon skills, train hard and wait for the opportunities.

[Eric Mc]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Eric Mc said:

Kill myself.

..luckily you are 45 years past the top age bracket

Just tring to be helpful to the young 'uns.

[v8will]

Keep my head down at school and aim for decent results, head for Welbeck college and then hopefully aim for a career in the military.

[pokethepope]

I'm 23, graduated in May and am trying to get on grad schemes. They are incredibly difficult to get on now so I'm about to start a 6-month unpaid internship (full time) in a bid to get some relevant experience on my CV. Uni is no longer a route to walk into a 25k a year graduate job (and rightfully so, but I'd prefer it to be a bit easier than it is now ) so if I was an 18 year old now I would think twice about going to uni.

[Happy82]

If I couldn't find a job (there are plenty about for the age group as long as they're realistic about wages btw) I'd go to university now it's more accessible for all and do a decent degree ie not sociology or Beckham studies. Don't believe everything you hear in the media, there are opportunities for everyone if they're willing to put the effort in

[V88Dicky]

Join the Forces (again).

I left school in the late eighties with just a few O levels and went straight into the RN, loved every minute, now I'm training in Aircon and Refrigeration (amongst other things) before I leave next year. Looking forward to the challenge of Civvy Street!

[Tyre Smoke]

Mr XXXX said:

Presently, young people aged 16-25 are currently facing the following dilemmas:

Rising youth unemployment
Rising costs of further education
Bleak economic outlook for the near future

If you are, or if you were currently in this bracket, what would you do?

Would you stay in education, grit your teeth about the costs and hope that there will be better opportunities when you leave?
Would you learn a trade?
Would you start your own business?
Would you stay at home and play on your Xbox all day?
etc etc

I'd be interested to hear what the members of the forum would do...

Learn some grammatically correct English perhaps?

I think everyone was at some point in that age bracket, or is currently.

[AJS-]

Mr XXXX said:

Would you stay in education, grit your teeth about the costs and hope that there will be better opportunities when you leave?
Would you learn a trade?
Would you start your own business?

I would probably try and do a bit of all 3. Sort of as I do anyway, at 33.

Education opens doors, and gives you skills that are useful later on.

Learning a trade gives you something to fall back on, and extra much needed cash. There's always someone who wants a new plug socket fitting, or their engine oil changed and is quite happy to pay a reasonable rate for someone who can do it cheaper. If nothing else, the money you can save doing these things for yourself is huge.

Starting my own business was always my long term plan. It gives you independence, better earning potential and far more satisfaction than working for someone else.

[A.J.M]

Im 24, so in your age bracket.

At 23 i went back to college full time to gain an HNC in construction, i paid £1385 for the pleasure as i had done an HNC at 18 but made a mess of it.
Im now having a year out and working 2 jobs as a carer for people with additional support needs, and work a 3rd job when the schools are on holiday.

I have applications to the main uni's in glasgow to do further education and i hope my life experience and hnc will get me into a course.

If that doesnt work then i may go travelling overseas and see what i can make or try and set up my own business. Thanks to sticking parts of my wages into the bank/isa since i was 13 ive a decent amount saved up to use as capitol to stick into something should i go that route.

[Mr XXXX]

Tyre Smoke said:

Learn some grammatically correct English perhaps?

I think everyone was at some point in that age bracket, or is currently.

Most helpful.

Thank you.

[Druid]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Eric Mc said:

Kill myself.

..luckily you are 45 years past the top age bracket

Lucky?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Druid said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Eric Mc said:

Kill myself.

..luckily you are 45 years past the top age bracket

Lucky?

..yep, it's better than the alternative suggested