IOSH signs charter for young people

11 July 2011

IOSH joined organisations across the UK in calling for greater investment in preparing young people for the world of work.

The Young Enterprise Charter, signed by chief executive Rob Strange OBE, calls for enterprise education to be made a priority and placed in the statutory curriculum.
It is a message that chimes well with IOSH’s ongoing drive to educate young people about occupational risk before they enter employment.

Head of policy and public affairs Richard Jones said: “Young people are the entrepreneurs of the future so it’s really important that we get sensible health and safety embedded into their thinking before they go out and start building businesses for real.”

The UK’s Young Enterprise (YE) scheme is part of Junior Achievement Worldwide, a global organisation dedicated to educating students about entrepreneurship and financial literacy through hands-on programmes.
IOSH and its members have been involved since 2005, including the introduction of a health and safety awareness award on YE’s Company Programme.
The YE Charter will be presented to Parliament in the autumn.
http://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/about_us/charter