15-05-2008
Survey warns of failure to promote entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurial talent is not being nurtured in the nation's schools and colleges, a study has revealed.
Conducted for the Prince's Trust Business Programme, the study has revealed that a majority of respondents (73 per cent) held the opinion that schools and colleges in the UK treated entrepreneurship as less favourable that careers regarded as safe.
A further 81 per cent of respondents confirmed that the option to pursue entrepreneurship was not offered by careers advisers, reports the Financial Times.
"[Britain] has produced some of the world's most talented business people but it risks falling behind when it comes to investing in young talent," said Martina Milburn, chief executive of the Prince’s Trust.
James Murray Wells, founder of optician GlassesDirect, added: "When you talk to teachers there is frustration. They would like to run enterprise classes but they feel that the syllabus is straitjacketing them."
The survey's findings are based upon the responses of 1,000 individuals between the ages of 16 and 30.
The Prince's Trust charity was established in 1976.