Partner with us
We work with employers, funders, and representative organisations across different industries and sectors who want to engage with education, or are investing in the education system to help close skills and disadvantage gaps.
Where sectors are looking to increase their reach into education, we utilise our network of Careers Hubs to maximise effectiveness of engagement and target outreach, supporting programmes such as Build UK and Discover Creative Careers.
Using insights and data from our Employer Standards we support organisations to understand and connect with the parts of the education system that will have the biggest impact on connecting young people with opportunities and addressing priority skills gaps.
Below are three examples of innovative partner programmes, designed to accelerate measurable impact for young people and employers.
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We work with leading employers, sector and representative bodies across England who convene to further inform our strategic offering and amplify our work through their networks.
Read moreWith support from Salesforce, The Digital Futures Accelerator (DFA) Fund seeks to promote the adoption of Apprenticeship and Technical Education (ATE) pathways leading to digital skills and employment opportunities.
Commencing in September 2024, the two-year, £1 million-backed programme will be managed through our network of Careers Hubs. The programme’s principal aim is to eliminate some of the barriers to young people's advancement, particularly those facing socioeconomic challenges.
This initiative also encourages the development of innovative, location-specific programmes informed by data from our ATE Framework.
Watch Umayr’s video to hear what he gained from a degree apprenticeship with BT Group.
We partnered with Pfizer on their Breakthrough Science programme; bringing science to life in the classroom for young people.
We teamed up with the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and science teachers from Academies Enterprise Trust, to bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) careers education from the margins to the mainstream of school and college life.
The resulting free resources and lesson plans cover a range of topics and showcase real life STEM career journeys, inspiring young people to think about the wide range of rewarding careers available in the sector.
Watch the video to learn more about the Breakthrough Science programme and how we use our national expertise to support employers to have the most effective outreach and impact possible.
With philanthropic support from JPMorgan Chase, we delivered a £2m grant programme called Effective Transitions. Young people from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds face a range of barriers to progressing to high quality post-16 destinations which impacts on the trajectory of their whole lives. The programme delivered targeted support and built evidence on effective careers education for disadvantaged young people. The final evaluation will be completed and published summer 2024.
JPMorgan Chase have committed an additional £2.5m to building on lessons learned from the pilot programme and scaling this to keep helping young people to achieve better post-16 destinations.