Kevin McNally Workers Party Representative for East Belfast has called for a urgent review of the numbers of young people who are not able to avail of Training Opportunities.

Mr McNally said an urgent review of the number of young people who are being denied the opportunity for training which can have a significant negative impact on their future life chances. Young people who cannot gain admission to further education colleges for traineeships, are also unable to get onto Skills for Life and Work Programmes, because they may have an E in Maths or English, or level 2s in some OCNs.