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Eighteen thousand 'missing' Highlanders focusof seminar
Eighteen thousand young people who are ‘missing from the
Highlands and Islands
are being discussed at a seminar!
'he In(erness conference is focusing on $h# #oung people
migrate south 'he sur(e# for
)ighlan"s an" Islan"s *nterprise foun" one in four 16+#ear+ol"s
lea(e the region # the time the#
are 20 'he right lights of the cit# an" the amition of #oung
a"ults, means that the populationof the Western Isles is currentl#
-ust 22,000
. lac/ of opportunities an" further e"ucation facilities $as
cite" as some of the main reasons for
mo(ing a$a# ri"a#s "iscussion group at the !ni(ersit# of the
)ighlan"s an" Islan"s has een
eamining ho$ #oung people can e encourage" to sta#
uth ime from )ighlan"s an" Islan"s *nterprise %)I*& sai" ne
of the things $ere loo/ing at is
in terms of economic opportunities oung people sai" a /e# arrier
$as a lac/ of -os that pai"
$ell an" the lac/ of -os $ith career opportunities )I* are also
concerne" that as a region $e
nee" to remain competiti(e in terms of "igital connecti(it#
ecause that /eeps us up there $ith
e(er#o"# else
:ocals sa# it is the remoteness of the islan"s that forces
people a$a# It is "i;cult to get pulic
transport an" I #ou ha(e to "ri(e miles -ust to (isit a petrol
station
once thats
o(er, I cant see m#self coming ac/ to torno$a# >I mean, $hats
the point? 'here are no
-os
.nal#sts from the !ni(ersit# of
