Britain plans 300,000 new work placements as more than one million young people crack NEET.

The UK government has announced plans to provide 300,000 new work experience and training opportunities over the next three years to tackle rising youth unemployment and economic inactivity.The programme, supported by major employers including Manchester Airport and Gatwick Airport, will offer placements in sectors such as construction, hospitality, health and social care, reports The Independent.The announcement comes a day after a review into youth inactivity warned Britain that rising numbers of young people will be missing out on work and education.Official figures released on Thursday showed that more than a million people aged 16 to 24 are now classified as NEET, meaning they are not in employment, education or training.New opportunities will include work experience placements as well as sector-based work academy programmes, government-funded schemes that combine training, workplace experience and guaranteed job interviews for qualified job seekers.Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said practical workplace experience plays a vital role in helping young people build long-term careers.“The evidence is clear, young people get real work experience and the chances of them building a lasting career increases dramatically,” McFadden said.The initiative follows a review led by Alan Milburn which identified limited access to work experience as one of the biggest barriers facing young job seekers.The report found that many students are expected to arrange placements on their own, often putting students without strong personal or professional networks at a disadvantage.Milburn argued that opportunities to gain early workplace experience have become harder to access, leading to a cycle in which employers look for candidates with experience while young people struggle to obtain it.The government says the expanded placement program aims to help bridge that gap and improve access to employment opportunities across the country.