In the latest in a series of vlogs detailing his work, Chief Minister John Le Fondré has said tackling the Island’s declining economic productivity is a ‘challenge we must address’.
And he said the States were committed to providing more graduates with career opportunities in the public sector before challenging all local business leaders to provide experience to the Island’s young people.
‘One of the challenges we must address is our economic productivity,’ he said. ‘We, as a government, will be making an active commitment to attract more Island graduates to a career in public service.
‘I am asking each and every Island business to promise to implement either paid internships or work experience. That is providing practical experience and skills to young Islanders, which is an invaluable investment in our future workforce. We need to show our students and graduates that Jersey is an attractive and viable place to live and work. That is not just in financial services but, of course, all industry sectors.’
He also reiterated the importance of ‘getting the Jersey message out there’ and asked EU nationals living in the Island to sign up to the EU settlement scheme which allows them to live and work in Jersey after Brexit.
Senator Le Fondré said: ‘To all the EU nationals living and working in Jersey who are our friends, our neighbours and our colleagues – you make an invaluable contribution to our community and our economy and we want you to remain in the Island.
‘You will be able to do so by taking advantage of the Jersey EU settlement scheme from this autumn.’
Since taking over as Chief Minister in June, Senator Le Fondré has posted a series of videos to YouTube discussing his work.
