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Plan for the long term by making connections with education providers today. Schools will benefit from access to your knowledge, expertise and support, and you'll benefit by cultivating the attitudes and skills you need in the next generation of talent. You'll also develop your existing staff's skills at the same time.

What's in it for your business?

  • You can inspire talented young people to work for you or your sector.
  • You’ll make a positive impact on the community with raised awareness of who you are and what you do. You'll be giving something back to your local area, while boosting your company's profile.
  • You can make connections regardless of the size of your business, from micro to multinational, or whether you are public, private or third sector.
  • It's great for staff development. Employees who do talks at schools or mentor work placements will grow in confidence and gain a sense of achievement in supporting young people.

Ways to get involved

  • Prepare your future employees for the world of work by taking on a Foundation Apprentice. School pupils complete Foundation Apprenticeships alongside their school subjects and are a great way for you to spot future talent.
  • Connect with schools and pass on knowledge of your sector through talks, workshops and workplace visits - all the while raising the profile of your business. Our online tool, Marketplace can help you do it. 
  • Offer a young person work experience through the Certificate of Work Readiness. You help get someone job ready with free support from a training provider; young people get an industry recognised qualification and a reference for their CV.

What's next?

Offer work experience

Give a young person a taste of the world of work and find your future stars by offering them placements tailored to your business needs.

Offer work experience

Mentor a young person

A mentoring scheme can help you identify new recruits at an early stage in their career and help prepare them for the working world.

Mentoring

Set up a workplace tour

Introduce your sector to next generation by offering s guided tour of your business premises.

Workplace Tours