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Become an Enterprise Adviser for young people with special educational needs
With your help, we can support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to gain skills needed by local employers, so that when they leave education, they’re ready to work.
One of our dedicated enterprise coordinators will support you throughout and will ensure your experience is smooth, beneficial to your business and rewarding. There is no specialist training needed to work with young people with SEND, just your experience and time.
From volunteering as little as five hours of your time over a year, you really can raise the profile of your business and industry whilst making a huge difference to a young person. You'll decide with your partner school or college how much time to commit, making it flexible to your needs.
What you can offer
- Support with interview practice
- Offer a workplace tour
- Host a speed networking event where students can meet with employees
- Deliver a lesson that links to the curriculum
- Mentoring
- Be committed to supporting a school or college’s leadership team for one academic year
- Together, shape the school or college’s careers, enterprise and employer engagement strategy
Benefits to your business
- Increased positive reputation and corporate image
- Access to a diverse talent pool for your business
- Increased staff loyalty - employees with disabilities stay in their job on average 3.5 times longer than non-disabled colleagues
- A strategic skills-based leadership development opportunity for employees
- An opportunity to access and develop local business networks
- A chance to support your local school or college through your CSR programme