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There’s a crisis of competence amongst too many of today’s jobseekers, especially young people. A large number of people applying for the jobs that employers are advertising don’t have the right skills to enter the workplace and be productive. Indeed, for many, even getting an interview is a challenge too far. In learndirect's latest research, Ability x Skills + (Knowledge) = the right formula for change?, we argue for more time to be spent by young people on workplace skills, giving them the knowledge and experience they need to enter UK businesses like yours. This report highlights too many young people are spending too much time learning specialist elements of the school curriculum which they will never use in the workplace (particularly maths). It highlights how the school curriculum needs to adapt and respond to the changing needs of the labour market.