Bleak prospects for school leavers
Attending his first meeting of the Wanganui United Council, Mr Bill Taylor, representing the Ohakune and Raetihi borough councils, expressed concern at the high number of school leavers in the Wanganui region who were without jobs. A survey- of the regiori's school leavers had identified some 'devastating aspects', he said. "Thirty-five percent of school leavers were without jobs. This compared with only 7 percent ten years ago. And what is even more disturbing was that six months or a year after leaving school many of these youngsters were still without jobs." The demoralising effect of having so many young people entering a wortf| without job prospects macl^ this survey report the most significant document on the Wanganui United Council's agenda, he said.
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 1, Issue 27, 6 December 1983, Page 4
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