Template slides for Cornerstone Employers to use in

Template slides for Cornerstone Employers to use in engaging your networks Feel free to copy the suggested text in your own corporate slide templates. Please don’t hesitate to contact employers@careersandenterprise. co. uk for support with presentations.

Why work with The Careers & Enterprise Company? Government backed: CEC’s mission is to inspire and prepare young people for the fast-changing world of work. It is backed by Government and supports the delivery of the Careers Strategy. Evidence-based: created to link employers to schools and colleges, because four or more encounters with the world of work significantly increases a young person’s future earnings and reduces their chances of becoming NEET (not in employment, education or training) National network: CEC works with 85% of England’s secondary schools and colleges and has 270 local coordinators that can link our organisation with schools and colleges across England, providing ease of access, enabling reach and directing our resources where support is most needed. Benefits our organisation: engaging effectively with schools and colleges through a nationally coordinated network enables us to engage with local communities, demonstrate our commitment to young people, develop our future talent pipeline and provide valuable volunteering opportunities for our employees. Alignment with best practice: our work can be aligned to international best practice – the Gatsby Benchmarks.

Ways [insert your organisation name] is getting involved Ad hoc – Engage directly with young people Who: Employees at all levels of your business. What: Through CEC’s Give an hour campaign we can volunteer, ad hoc, in local schools and colleges to deliver careers activities or host an experience at one of our workplaces. 1, 500 volunteers have signed up nationally in support of the campaign. How: Express your interest at: giveanhour. co. uk c. 8 hours per month – Become an Enterprise Adviser Who: Managers and above. What: our employee volunteers are matched with an individual school or college to be their Enterprise Adviser. They support the school or college to develop and maintain a strong careers programme, using their business experience and networks. There are over 3, 000 Enterprise Advisers supports schools and colleges nationally. How: Express your interest at: careersandenterprise. co. uk/ ean-registration Ongoing – Become a Cornerstone Employer Who: your whole business What: An organisational commitment. An individual represents our company locally and works with other employers and a cluster of secondary schools and colleges to underwrite careers provision in an area. There is a national network of over 200 Cornerstone Employers nationally, representing a range of employer sizes and sectors. How: Learn more at: careersandenterprise. co. uk/ cornerstone-employers

Did you know? Two thirds of businesses are concerned there will be a lack of sufficiently skilled people to fill their roles over the coming years. 80% of young people engaging with employers have an increased awareness of different careers. 75% have a greater understanding of what they need to do to achieve their ambitions. In order to meet the ambition set out in the Careers Strategy, employers need to reach out to one young person a year for every seven employees in their workforce.