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Educators$ and$ employers$ need$ to$ urgently$ work$ together$ to$ address$ the$ lack$ of$ trust$ in$ suppor2ng$ students$ with$ their$ career$ development$ within$ the$ university.$ CrossL sector$collabora2on$is$necessary$to$address$the$ significant$ challenges$ within$ the$ way$ the$ educa2on$ system$ prepares$ young$ people$ for$ their$futures.$$ Greater$ trust$ needs$ to$ be$ fostered$ in$ the$ educa2onal$system$and$this$begins$with$a$more$ frequent,$ consistent$ and$ aligned$ agendas$ of$ employers,$ government$ and$ educators.$ To$ avoid$ the$ crea2on$ of$ lost$ genera2ons— employers$ and$ educators$will$ need$ to$ become$ more$ transparent$ with$ their$ needs,$ and$ more$ flexible$with$ their$ approach$ to$ developing$ and$ educa2ng$the$future$talents$in$their$markets.$$ The$ inclusion$ of$ youth$ opinion$ is$ cri2cal$ to$ developing$ effec2ve$ programmes$ and$ strategies$ that$ are$ aligned$ with$ the$ needs$ of$ young$people$and$enable$them$to$have$a$voice$ in$ the$ decision$ margin$ process.$ Experien2al$ learning$ should$ be$ highly$ considered$ as$ an$ e ff e c 2 v e$ l e a r n i n g$ m e t h o d$ f o r$ s k i l l s$ development.$ Young$people$are$unhappy$and$unsa2sfied$with$ their$educa2onal$experiences,$but$yet$they$see$ hope$ and$ see$ the$ relevance$ of$ an$ educa2onal$ experience.$ Elements$ of$ integra2ng$ realLworld$ experiences,$ greater$ support$ for$ studying$ and$
working$ abroad$ programmes,$ and$ fostering$ a$ more$entrepreneurial$culture$is$necessary.$$ If$ we$ are$ to$ develop$ an$ effec2ve$ educa2on$ system$ that$ meets$ student$ needs,$ it$ will$ need$ greater$ integra2on$ of$ youth$ opinion$ and$ employer$ input.$ These$ inputs$ are$ cri2cal$ to$ ensuring$ that$ curriculums$ are$ aligned$ with$ external$trends$and$u2lizing$teaching$methods$ like$ experien2al$ learning$ that$ can$ beGer$ engage$young$people.$$ In$ order$ for$ schools$ to$ beGer$ prepare$ young$ people,$a$greater$mixture$of$both$soV$and$hard$ skills$ development$ is$ needed.$ Further$ suppor2ng$ students$ in$ dynamic$ opportuni2es$ like$ working$ and$ studying$ abroad$ will$ further$ add$their$abili2es$to$succeed$in$through$$ We$ urge$ leaders$ across$ sectors$ to$ become$ more$ transparent$ and$ inclusive$ with$ their$ ini2a2ves,$and$for$young$people$to$take$a$more$ ac2ve$ role$ in$ par2cipa2ng$ in$ the$ decision$ making$process$and$ensure$that$we$do$not$risk$ crea2ng$ a$ lost$ genera2on$ of$ unfulfilled$ poten2al.$