Responding to questions on The Student Room, the opposition leader, David Cameron, said: "Work-pairings are a great idea because they will fix the problem of young people not having jobs or the experience they need to make themselves attractive to employers. Getting this scheme started is a big priority for me and my team."
He also noted he found current levels of youth unemployment "unbelievable". Criticising Labour's record on employment, he said: "We are the sixth-richest country in the world and yet one in five young people don't have a job. We've got to get the job market moving and help young people get started in their careers."
Cameron said that in the long run a Conservative government would ensure all young people have "hope for the future", pledging smaller classes in schools, more university places, 400,000 apprenticeships and training places, as well as helping to get young people on the housing ladder.
Cameron also said his Party would pay off the loans of students who wish to become science teachers and develop a website to advise prospective students on employment rates from individual courses and universities.
