Work experience for Young People

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Work experience for Young People the Benefits
to Employers Virginia Toon Project
Manager Thursday 25 September 2008 Welcome
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• What are the benefits of getting involved?
• Staff development opportunities
• Raise the profile of your sector/profession in
  your local community
• Build links that can help attract young people
  into jobs and reduce recruitment costs
• Develop a positive image of your organisation
  with young people
• Influence career choices and raise the profile of
  career opportunities within your organisations

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• What are the benefits of getting involved?
• Contribute to your Corporate Social
  Responsibility policy
• Organisations/individuals can influence what goes
  on in schools
• Extended placements can fill skills gaps within
  your organisations
• Benefit from fresh ideas and new perspectives
  that young people might bring
• Make a positive contribution to the development
  of young people

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• Overview of whats needed
• Diploma support
• Targeted work experience placements
• Young Apprenticeship placements
• Sharing of expertise and knowledge with schools
• Chance for young people to experience the
  workplace
• Staff to volunteer to work with local school
• And more
• Teacher placement opportunities
• More Apprenticeships

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Where do you go from here?

• Think about how your department/s will support a
  school
• Make strategic decisions about getting involved
  to become part of your way of working
• Call me to arrange a visit to discuss in detail
• Email me

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Thank you Virginia.toon_at_leics-ebc.org.u
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Work experience for Young People the Benefits
to Employers