Conference to examine well-being in the workplace

Tuesday, 11 September 2012 01:00

A conference will be held next month looking into how well young people are being prepared for the work place.

It’s a topical issue currently, with a recent consultation looking to answer that very question.

Ensuring school leavers are appropriately prepared to enter the working environment is seen as being key to the success and prosperity of the Isle of Man.

Paul Craine from the Department of Education says the recent consultation produced a contrasting set of opinions from the employers they surveyed:

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The conference will be held at the Mount Murray on October 10th.

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