We work in partnership with The Careers and Enterprise Company to help young people reach their potential and attain the relevant skills, competencies and attainment ready for the world of work.
Our team of CEC Enterprise Coordinators work with schools and college leadership teams to build careers and employer engagement plans relevant to the labour market. Each school and college is matched to and supported by an Enterprise Adviser – a senior volunteer from business who helps unlock relationships with other local businesses.
The areas of focus are:
- Review current careers provision using the Compass tool
- Putting in place a careers plan that meets the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks
- Introducing 5 high-impact types of provision – talks/site visits/mentoring/enterprise/work experience
- Quality CV and mock interviews
- The use of quality labour market information
- Driving awareness of all pathways including apprenticeships
- Promoting the opportunities that STEM provides, especially for young women and other cohorts
- Embedding core competencies into curriculum
- Employer engagements throughout school
Enterprise Coordinators work with mainstream schools and businesses in network groups in the South East Midlands. The Careers and Enterprise Company fund delivery of some careers provision within the participating schools.
“Putting in place a careers plan that meets the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks. SEMLEP guidance for CEIAG delivery aligned to local need and the Gatsby Benchmarks can be found here.”If you would like to join the network or are interested in this activity and would like to know more, please contact SEMLEP’s Enterprise Coordinators: careershub@semlep.com
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