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Graduates Stuck in Non-Graduate Jobs

Graham Watson

31st August 2015

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Another supply-side bottleneck - the issue of getting the young into appropriate work is covered in this Katie Allen piece in the Observer.

It starts with the contention that a large proportion of graduates are in non-graduate jobs and then broadens the discussion to look at other areas where the education system appears to be generating sub-optimal outcomes.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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