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Zaki Cooper is right to highlight youth unemployment as an issue (Business, July 26). Economic recovery will depend on there being a new generation of skilled, enthusiastic young people moving forward into key positions in business and the professions. Yet currently around one in five young people under the age of 24 are not in employment. Many young people in the Jewish community are affected.

There is much that government and business leaders need to do to create the environment which will encourage greater investment in young people through apprenticeships, job opportunities and support from skilled youth workers.

But everyone who runs a business should look at what they themselves could do to invest in their own future by making more opportunities for young people available today. David Finlay Chair, National Youth Agency nya.org.uk

At TrainE-TraidE, the community’s business and employment hub, we are familiar with the demoralising effect long term unemployment can have on individuals, hitting them not only in the pocket but also corroding their self-confidence, sense of purpose and overall focus.

As Cooper writes, there is no room for communal “self-satisfaction”. We are always striving to grow and offer new services as and where the need arises. I would urge both prospective employers and employees to contact us so we can continue to work together to ensure the financial security and independence of the UK Jewish community into the future. Shraga Zaltzman CEO TrainE-TraidE Regents Park Road, London N3