TRAVELLING makes young people more likely to develop valuable workplace skills, Salford citizens agree.
Local surveys show that young people in Salford reaffirm travel experts research that travelling improves education and gives them employability advantages.
Youth employment in Salford is at 59.3% percent, as opposed to the national average of 50.8%, according to CareerPoint.
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Students at University of Salford agree that travelling and experiencing different cultures opens up doors to new opportunities.
Youth travel expert Contiki’s The Power of Travel study polled 2,980 18-35-year-olds from around the world, surveying an equal number of travellers and non-travellers.
The results of the research, rekleased November 22, show that young people are more likely to develop highly valuable workplace skills as a result of travelling.
Contiki’s research was based on a study by Adam Galinsky, professor at Columbia Business School.
Prof. Galinsky thinks travelling to foreign countries has a positive effect on flexibility and creativity.
“Foreign experiences increase both cognitive flexibility and depth and integrativeness of thought, the ability to make deep connections between disparate forms,” he said.
Galinsky’s study of MBA students found that when people are more likely to become entrepreneurs and have faster promotion rates when engaging and integrating with different cultures.
“Our findings, combined with the existing research by Galinsky, demonstrate the significant impact of travel on the employment opportunities of young people,” said Donna Jeavons the Contiki Sales and Marketing Director UK & Europe.
Developing these skills while you’re young sets you up for continued success throughout your career, which is why travel is so valuable for young people today.”
“Young travellers are pushed out of their comfort zones when they travel, providing opportunities to apply open, flexible and out-of-the-box thinking.
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