Around 20 per cent of UK workers feel they chose the wrong career path, while another quarter are unsure about their choice of occupation, an international survey has found.
The report by multi-national recruitment specialist Kelly Services questioned 115,000 people in 33 different countries about their education and career, OnRec reports.
In the UK, 44 per cent feel their school education did not adequately prepare them for the working world, putting the country 20th overall with Malaysia. Workers in India were found to have the highest levels of academic satisfaction, with 69 per cent saying their schooling had given them good career foundations.
Furthermore, 47 per cent of UK workers said they now wished they had studied something completely different in their post-16 education, while 67 per cent believe they should have continued their education.
"Many people in the workforce do not believe that their education properly prepared them for working life and quite a few a have regrets about the direction that their job has taken them," said Kelly Services managing director Chris Moore.
Options for people looking to change their career or gain new qualifications include online training courses and distance learning.
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