Sydney family worries about their children finding a job in the future
THEIR sons are still in school but Ruchi and Raj Motial-Suri are already worried about them getting jobs.
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THEIR sons are still in school but Ruchi and Raj Motial-Suri are already worried about them getting jobs.
The Haberfield parents, who have two sons Vir, 15, and Kavi, 10, said they worried that there was a gap between what children were being taught in school and the rapidly changing job market.
Ms Motial-Suri said Vir had just picked his subjects for Year 11 and 12 and wants to do business studies at university but she thought most children weren’t thinking about careers seriously when they were in school.
“It’s much harder for young people these days to find work and ... I believe that is because the education system hasn’t caught up with the workplace shift,” she said.
“Traditional white-collar jobs are disappearing but that’s still what young people are being prepared for at schools and universities.”
Ms Motial-Suri, who holds positive parenting workshops through her business Success Culture, said she would like to see dedicated state and federal ministers for youth issues.
“Kids are under a lot more stress in general and mental health problems are becoming more common so it’s incredibly important,” she said.
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