Following the release of figures from the Office of National Statistics showing that recent graduates are more likely to work in lower-skilled jobs than a decade ago, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber has called for an industrial strategy focused on high-value industries to try and reverse the trend.
Mr Barber said:
“The recession has hit the job prospects of recent graduates but they are still nearly 20 per cent more likely to be in work than people without degrees.
“A lack of quality jobs has forced more graduates into lower skilled jobs over the last decade.
“Raising the skills of UK workers must be accompanied with an industrial strategy focused on boosting high value industries such as manufacturing. Otherwise public investment in education and the talents of graduates will continue to be wasted.”