As thousands head off to University, many recent graduates will be looking to their futures this September. Latest research has revealed the benefits of volunteering for young adults, with more than half of employers considering workers with volunteering experience to have a better chance of earning a higher salary and getting a promotion. Despite having the chance to acquire new skills and even pick up valuable vocational qualifications most adults do not volunteer, with many young adults blaming this on a lack of spare time even though they admit to being bored on a daily basis. The UK is currently lacking volunteers, leaving hundreds of thousands of children and young people unable to take part in organised activities. With most non-volunteers unlikely to consider volunteering in the future, the UK’s volunteering deficit is only likely to get worse.

So why are so few of us volunteering?

Joining us to discuss this further is Melanie Bowran, a representative from the charity Army Cadet Force, and Brijinder Nijjar who is an adult volunteer from the Army Cadet Force.