FILL THAT GAP People who take a year out before going to university and use that time to gain more skills are more attractive candidates for jobs than those who go straight from school to university, according to research for the Department for Education. The research says that employers are particularly interested in the skills that students pick up when travelling, volunteering and working, because they do not trust universities to teach the arts of communication, teamwork and leadership
FILL THAT GAPPeople who take a year out before going to university and use that time to gain more skills are more attractive candidates for jobs than those who go straight from school to university, according to research for the Department for Education. The research says that employers are particularly interested in the skills that students pick up when travelling, volunteering and working, because they do not trust universities to teach the arts of communication, teamwork and leadership