Young people have been hit hard by the recession and one in five now face unemployment.
The Prince's Trust - which is a youth charity - has said with the right support, the UK's younger generations can get into jobs and training, which may include being able to learn at work for qualifications like NVQs.
Ginny Lunn, director of policy and development at the charity, said getting young people back into work and training will boost the UK's economy.
"We need to see government and businesses working closely with charities like The Prince's Trust to have most impact," she added.
People who are unable to currently work because of commitments such as family, or who cannot find a job, may decide to learn at home, through courses such as those with learndirect.
The charity's comments come after a report by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills found that councils play an important role in helping young people get into education, employment or training.
CV and interview workshops are helpful at encouraging youngsters to take the first step to getting into the job or on the course that they want to, the study found.
"We are already working with the Department of Work and Pensions on their Backing Young Britain scheme," Ms Lunn commented.
Backing Young Britain is a national campaign to open up opportunities for thousands of young people during the recession.
Supermarket Morrisons was one company to get involved, saying every one of its 36,000 employees under the age of 25 would benefit from new training.
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