Where Passion Meets Purpose
Welcome to the future of youth employment and careers guidance. As a decision-maker in the education sector, you are aware of the challenges facing young people today. With the rapidly changing job market, technological shifts, such as artificial intelligence, lockdowns, and the increasing demand for highly skilled workers, it has never been more critical to equip ambitious young people with the tools and resources they need to succeed.
EmployabilityUK’s mission is to ensure that success happens.
We are not just another youth employment charity – we are a visionary organisation with a bold new approach to careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG).
Our Youth Transformation Hubs are powerhouses of high-quality employment skills and careers education provision, and we work tirelessly to change the face of employability and life-skills provision in the UK.
Committed to Collaboration
Transforming young people’s futures relies on working together to make a difference. The best results come from structured, guided learning, combined with access to experienced professionals, vast networks of employers and students and authentic support from people who care. The key is to have a solution that works for everyone. An approach that:
- Addresses local issues (eg: high unemployment, anti-social behaviour)
- Attracts work-ready talent to businesses
- Affords new and innovative opportunities for young people
- Supports the local agenda or Community Plan
Our innovative partnership strategy will see EmployabilityUK expanding our reach to 25 new cities and large towns across the country by the end of 2025. We will work with influential individuals to transform CEIAG provision that makes a real difference. With our commitment to excellence and our collaborative approach, we are confident that together, we can create impactful areas of growth and development among young people. In this prospectus, we share more about our mission, our innovative approach, and the ways in which we can work with you to build a brighter future for our young people and communities. We invite you to join us on this exciting journey and to discover the power of partnership to create a landscape where every young person can achieve their full potential.
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Your Partnership Benefits
There is much more to a partnership with EmployabilityUK than the knowledge that you have provided young people with incredible opportunities. We work with collaborators to ensure positive outcomes for all involved.
Reputational Benefits and Recognition
Any educational establishment seen to be going above and beyond on behalf of young people in the community will not only boost local perceptions, but attract high-calibre students that wish to take advantage of the opportunities presented to them.
Student Retention and Engagement
Our programmes are designed to capture the imagination and raise aspirations. We do not work exclusively with high achievers. In fact, our work involves encouraging and nurturing the ambitions of young people regardless of their academic performance and background. We believe the ‘forgotten middle’ in particular, those that don’t ‘stand out’ really benefit from taking part in our programmes.
Measurable Achievements and Outcomes
Our programmes are packed with content and real-world experience. Many of the students we engage with find their own renewed motivation, reflected in genuinely higher achievement and unique takeaways.
Increased Standing Among Local Employers
Through a combination of direct networking and the reputational benefits outlined above, educational establishments can build closer ties with local employers, enhancing opportunities for work experience and employment.
Further Collaboration Opportunities
We always encourage our partners to learn not only from us and our professional network, but other schools, colleges and youth groups throughout our network. With a focus on growth, we pride ourselves on bringing together different locations to solve problems, establish best practices and ultimately see truly transformational results.
Inspiring Further Careers Guidance
We encourage schools and colleges to leverage our expertise to inform and improve their careers education, ensuring that students of all ages and ability levels have access to fresh, actionable information.
Staff Benefits
Many of our programmes provide a range of employee volunteering opportunities. This enables staff to work directly with young people and see first-hand the difference they are making.
Cutting Edge Insights
We take great pride in delivering the most innovative employability skills programmes based on a combination of tried-and-tested formats and the latest techniques, ensuring positive, tailored outcomes for every learner, now and in the future.
Purpose and Direction
Our programmes provide structure to any employment-focused environment, enabling students to meet and exceed national guidelines while addressing their unique requirements. This all contributes to genuine results and lasting change.
Coventry Building Society Case Study
EmployabilityUK has worked closely with the Coventry Building Society since 2016, creating an award-winning programme that has successfully reached almost a thousand young people in the communities that matter. Find out how we did it.
United By Birmingham 2022 Case Study
United by 2022 saw the launch of EmployabilityUK’s Inspiring Young Birmingham programme. Designed to cement the legacy of the Commonwealth Games in the City in collaboration with Bring the Power, we reached hundreds of young people through fantastic sessions. See how we did it.
“Kagool is all about our people. We work to foster and encourage talent and support the next generation and upskilling and training young people is key to this. This is why working with EmployabilityUK is such a good fit for us.”
Dan Barlow – Kagool CEO
Powerful Partnerships: The Where and Why
Find out more about where we’re going and what we’re going to do when we get there: Powerful Partnerships: The Where and Why.
Powerful Partnerships: The What and How
Find out more about how we’ll turn our ambitious plans for Powerful Partnerships into a reality: Powerful Partnerships: The What and How.
“I’m very fortunate that throughout my life I have enjoyed continued support from my family to achieve at the highest level. However I realised when I was young that not everyone does… so that is why I volunteer… to make a difference.”
Harun Rabbani – Volunteer
What You Can Expect From Us
Every EmployabilityUK programme is created based on an overarching framework, drawing on extensive evidence, experience and legacy success stories.
Crucially, our programmes are designed with flexibility in mind, so we can not only meet the needs of learners, but tackle unique challenges. This unique, high-value bespoke element ensures each setting receives an intervention that is tailored to the objectives and requirements of young people.
We will work with your senior leadership team or careers lead to build a portfolio of credible, careers support interventions meeting national standards, such as Gatsby Benchmarks. From there, we will provide the practical skills and knowledge needed to secure meaningful employment and thrive in the workplace.
Mentoring and coaching is available as part of all our programmes, supporting young people and their needs on a one-to-one or one-to-more basis.
Our vast mentoring network consists of successful professionals with real-world experience in a variety of roles and industries. Each mentor is passionate about changing lives and providing young people with the guidance they need to reach their goals.
When you work with EmployabilityUK, you can expect:
- A dedicated Programme Manager who will serve as your single point of contact throughout the entire process to ensure that every aspect of your programme runs smoothly
- Regulatory compliance, including comprehensive safeguarding oversight, to ensure that your programme meets all necessary standards
- Identification of further partners that would be a good fit for your programme
- Development of a robust and effective programme framework and proposal
- Full technical support for online or hybrid delivery, so that your programme can reach as many learners as possible
- Administration and data management to keep everything organised and running smoothly behind the scenes, and to add that all-important impact measurement
- Design and build of resources and materials, including bespoke options, to ensure that your programme is engaging, effective and truly fit-for-purpose
- Delivery of your programme with passion and enthusiasm, so that your students get the most out of their experience
- Quality assurance at every step of the way, to ensure that your programme meets the highest standards
Our Work
Reflecting on 2020; an incredible year for EmployabilityUK.
Highlights from 2018, another outstanding year for the charity.
Help Us Transform the Prospects of Young People
EmployabilityUK’s mission is one of collaboration, ensuring that businesses, individuals and educators can reach young people, increase their skills and raise their aspirations.
- Call us on 0345 601 5551 to discuss how we can work together.
- Contact us online to find out more about how, together, we can change lives.
- Follow Diane Vernon and EmployabilityUK on LinkedIn.
