EY Foundation

🎉 Today marks the end of our birthday week – but it’s certainly not the end of our celebrations, stay tuned for more to come! In the meantime, let’s remember why we do what we do... Over the next ten years, our ambition is to enable the 2 million young people eligible for free school meals to have an employment and earnings potential that is equitable to other young people in the UK. Currently, where you start in life plays a huge role in where you end up. Young people who qualify for free school meals are three times more likely than their peers to be unemployed by the age of 27. This needs to change. 💪 You can help us create this change. If you want to play a part in transforming the lives of young people, visit our website to volunteer, fundraise, collaborate, and advocate for change: https://lnkd.in/etD2vFsB #DecadeOfImpact #GetInvolved #ThankYou

👏 A huge well done and thank you to our runners who completed the Great North Run to support young people from low-income backgrounds to thrive in the workplace!

❕ Are you a school leaver interested in an EY apprenticeship? Registrations are now open at https://lnkd.in/ewXT75mE. If you’re applying as an EY Foundation alumni, please let us know that you have applied by emailing the EY Foundation alumni team (eyfoundationalumni@uk.ey.com) with your name, date of birth and the specific opportunity you applied for.  🤝 Share this opportunity with young people interested in apprenticeships!  #Appreticeship #EYApprenticeship #YouthEmployment 

🤝 Join our team! We’re recruiting for a few roles across different locations and functions, so if you’re excited to work with a great team supporting young people from low-income backgrounds into employment, one of these opportunities might be for you: 👉 Head of Corporate Partnerships: https://lnkd.in/e9QbmxAF 👉 Administrator: https://lnkd.in/e7CsNkdZ 👉 Bradford Programme Manager: https://lnkd.in/edbQVThc https://lnkd.in/e_GBHBSm #JobOpportunity

👏 And that’s a wrap! Congratulations to all the young people who completed one of our employability skills programmes over the summer months. There have been too many highlights to mention, but it’s been wonderful to watch you challenge yourselves and develop your skills and confidence, whilst supporting your peers along the way. We’re looking forward to seeing what you achieve with your mentors over the coming months! This summer, our 17 programmes across the UK brought together: ·      348 young people, ·      621 volunteers, and ·      25 employer partners. This would not have been possible without our committed volunteers, who have given their time to share their knowledge and experience, and our fantastic employer partners, who have provided participants with invaluable insight into their industries and sectors.  A huge thank you to everyone involved! 👉 If you’re an employer keen to showcase your sector to talented, diverse young people whilst advancing your DEI and ESG goals, reach out to Jarrod.Ruth@eyfoundation.ey.com to learn more about our employability programmes running next year. 👉 If you’re a young person wanting to join an EY Foundation programme in the future, keep an eye on our website: https://lnkd.in/dfJ6kZeY #EmployabilitySkills #YouthEmployment #SocialMobility

🎉 A huge congratulations to our graduates, who recently completed their EY Foundation programmes. We’ve had young people take on business challenges, mock interviews and speed networking, and gain first-hand insight into what a career could look like in their chosen fields whilst on their business experience placements. It's been a joy to watch your professional and personal development over the summer months. Well done and thank you to all participants, volunteers and employer partners for the successful completion and delivery of: 👉 Data Driven Futures in the South with Legal & General, Just Group plc, Isio, Government Actuary's Department, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Barnett Waddingham, APR - Actuarial Solutions, Sonal Shah, Sally Calder MA FIA, 👉 Private Equity Futures in the South with Montagu, J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, Pollen Street Capital, August Equity, James Knight 👉 Smart Futures Business & Finance in the North, Midlands and South, and 👉 Smart Futures Business & Technology in the South. If you’re an employer keen to showcase your sector to talented, diverse young people whilst advancing your DEI and ESG goals, reach out to Jarrod.Ruth@eyfoundation.ey.com to learn more about our employability programmes running next year! #SmartFutures #YouthEmployment #Graduation

🔍 At the EY Foundation, we’ve been working with Groundswell Innovation, to understand the work experience landscape in the UK and how digital could be used to increase impact. Work experience is essential to ensuring students gain confidence and understanding of the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the workplace. It also gives employers insights into working with young people and access to emerging talent.   However, placement opportunities and quality of work experience continue to be inconsistent across the country.    💡 This research looks at how work experience could change to reduce inequalities, focusing on the role technology could play to support both employers and young people. 👀 Read the full findings and recommendations below, which include case studies of work experience best-practice. #WorkExperience #Report #YouthEmployment  

“I’m Tanisha Zaman, and I graduated from both the Impactful Futures and Your Future programmes, as well as being a young volunteer for the EY Foundation. All these opportunities have been outstanding and have been massive turning points for my professional portfolio.”    Tanisha shares her experience with the EY Foundation as part of our continued 10th anniversary celebrations. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eHkgFPGa

🤞 Good luck to everyone collecting their A Level, T level and VTQ results today – including some students who are part way through their EY Foundation programmes (we’re excited to hear how you’ve done)!   We really hope you’re happy with them and that they reflect your hard work as well as allowing you to take the next step  towards your goals. If they’re not what you wanted, it’s understandable that you may be disappointed or frustrated, but please remember that there are multiple routes into a potential career and grades do not determine all outcomes! 🤝 If you need support or to speak to someone about how you’re feeling today or during the next couple of weeks, do reach out to organisations like Mind and Student Minds for professional support and advice. Good luck! 🍀 #Results #ALevels #ResultsDay

Today we’re welcoming 35 young people across London onto our Private Equity Futures and Data Driven Futures programmes where they’ll get to explore the working world of private equity and actuarial sector.    Our students will be developing their employability skills with workshops in the first week before taking what they’ve learnt and putting it into practice during their business experience the following week. We’re excited to see how they get on!    A massive thank you to our volunteers and partners who will be supporting on these programmes including Legal & General, Just Group plc, Isio, Government Actuary's Department, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Barnett Waddingham, APR - Actuarial Solutions, Montagu, J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, Pollen Street Capital, Sonal Shah, Sally Calder MA FIA and more.     #Programmes #PrivateEquity #Actuaries #Government