Parents want their children to choose an ethical career
09-10-2006
A large number of parents want their children to have an ethical career, a new report has found.
The report from charity body the UK Workforce Hub found that Black and Minority Ethnic parents were more likely to want their children to work towards improving the world, while children from such backgrounds were more than four times as likely as white children to be influenced by their parents when choosing a career.
Around 18 per cent of the Black and Minority Ethnic 13 to 19-year-olds surveyed said that they had been attracted to their chosen job because family members would "look up to" them, compared to nine per cent of white 13 to 19-year-olds.
However, 31 per cent of children in this age group said that they knew nothing about working in the voluntary, charity and community sector, something which the organisation hopes to address with an awareness campaign aimed at young people.
"From campaigning to fundraising or managing a children's centre to giving advice on substance misuse, young people will find innovative, flexible, exciting and well rewarded jobs in the voluntary sector," said head of the UK Workforce Hub, Janet Fleming.
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