Recruit your future talent with UCAS 🌟 We’re here to make choices clearer for anyone taking their next step in education or career development and every year we help over 1.3 million young people discover their options 🔍 We can help you connect with the next generation of talent and showcase your apprenticeships and early careers opportunities to a rich, wide talent pool 🎯 • Promote your apprenticeship alongside undergraduate courses • Target the right candidates for your business needs • Present your brand as an employer of choice • Interact with potential candidates face-to-face • Reach quality candidates and their influencers • Gain unique insight into young people and their early career choices #EarlyCareers #RecruitmentMarketing #EmployerBrand
UCAS Early Careers
Technology, Information and Media
Attract, engage, and recruit future talent with UCAS.
About us
Every year over 1.3 million young people come to UCAS to navigate their next steps in education, and around half tell us they’re interested in an apprenticeship. We work closely with employers and training providers across the UK to connect them with talented individuals, whose qualifications, skills and characteristics, match their exact needs. We understand recruitment challenges and we can help you reach the talent you need. We’re proud to be an independent charity. By partnering with us to support your recruitment marketing strategy, you’ll feel reassured that every pound spent with UCAS is an investment into widening access and choice into higher education and career pathways for young people.
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Media
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Cheltenham
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As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay, we’re reflecting on how important mental health support at work is. We’re proud of initiatives that support our employees at UCAS like our Mental Health First Aid scheme, helping colleagues navigate challenges with empathy and care. 💙 #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthSupport #Employers
It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay! 🧠🌍 Did you know that in 2022/23, 875,000 workers in the UK experienced work-related stress, depression, or anxiety? As a result, this year’s theme focuses on mental health in the workplace, highlighting the importance of supporting mental wellbeing at work for the benefit of everyone. At UCAS, we’re committed to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment. Our Mental Health First Aid scheme, with 16 trained colleagues, provides non-judgmental listening and guidance to any of our employees facing mental health challenges. 💙 Check out our video on the scheme below and learn more about our commitment to staff wellbeing at ucas.com/join-our-team. #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthsupport
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Are you free at 11am 🕚 today? Join us and the Aptem team to hear Pete Milsom share an update on the latest developments in the apprenticeships space, UCAS tariff points for apprenticeships, and practical tips for training providers and employers to boost take-up of apprenticeships! There's still time to register! Book your place 👉 https://lnkd.in/ef5_CDjm #Apprenticeships #EarlyCareers
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We are delighted to collaborate with I Love Claims and Consumer Intelligence on this project. As an independent charity, it is our responsibility to ensure young people have information and access to all post-secondary options available to them across various industries through higher education and apprenticeships. Being part of this initiative, allows us to offer young people more insight into the insurance sector, helping them make more informed career choices. #EarlyCareers #FutureTalent
I Love Claims (ILC) is collaborating with UCAS Early Careers and Consumer Intelligence in a bid to close the widening talent gap in claims capabilities in the insurance industry. Building on the success of ILC’s New Generation in Claims programme, this groundbreaking initiative highlights the growing need to appeal to the next generation of professionals. Together, ILC, UCAS, and Consumer Intelligence are set to launch one of the largest surveys of its kind, focusing on early career perceptions of the insurance claims industry. The collaboration will launch in November with a series of online feedback sessions between ILC’s New Generation in Claims Sponsors and Ambassadors to shape questions and outcomes for the main survey, ensuring that the insights gathered are both relevant and actionable. To find out how to become a New Generation in Claims Ambassador and contribute to this initiative, please log your interest with Emma Hounslow by emailing emma@iloveclaims.com Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eEypHngX #ILoveClaims #ILC #newgeneration #insurance #claims #ucas #survey
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We’re delighted to be attending the In House Recruitment Expo Summit in Birmingham today to meet in-house recruiters and talk about what UCAS is doing in the early careers space 🚀 Shona Taylor’s looking forward to taking to the stage at 4pm to share our unique insights into Gen Z and Gen Alpha - their career choices, values, and how they're making decisions for the future, and how UCAS can help employers reach and recruit the next generation of talent 🎤 If you’re at the event today, come and say hello after her session 👋 #IHRE24Summit #TalentAcquisition #EarlyCareers
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Create Your Future London 2024 is LIVE ✨ We’re so excited to bring our creative careers showcase back to London! Over the next two days we will welcome thousands of students interested in careers within the creative industries Exhibitors will have the opportunity to engage the next generation of creative talent – starting new conversations, answering their burning questions, and inspiring their decision-making 💭 For employers, exhibiting at UCAS Events such as Create Your Future provides an incredible opportunity to get in front of future talent and make new connections with potential recruits early in their decision-making journey. #UCASCreateYourFuture #CreativeCareers #RecruitmentMarketing #EmployerBrand
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We were delighted to take part in The Apprenticeship Diversity & Social Mobility Forum's webinar earlier this week, powered by Pathway Group and hosted by Jagdeep Soor FIEP. UCAS’ Pete Milsom took the audience through the work we’re doing to champion apprenticeships pathways alongside university education and delved into our research into the key themes impacting young people’s career decisions, revealing the key considerations for employers when engaging with the next generation of talent. If you missed it, you can catch up on the recording now! 👇 #SocialMobility #Apprenticeships #TalentPipeline
Executive Director - Thought leader in Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Social Mobility. Senior leader in Strategic development, Business growth and Operational excellence.
🎉 The Apprenticeship Diversity & Social Mobility Forum Webinar: 🎉 Empowering Change: Leadership, Mentorship, and Engagement I hosted the most amazing The Apprenticeship Diversity & Social Mobility Forum (powered by Pathway Group) Webinar. With our esteemed guest panel of Pete Milsom, Dee Ladva and Claire Hitchinson. Unfortunately our 3rd esteemed guest Kamali Stevens (FRSA) was unable to join us and share his inspirational journey - which is truly worth experiencing. The Apprenticeship Diversity & Social Mobility Forum Webinar Overview: ✨ Pete Milsom – UCAS Project Next Generation: Building an Apprenticeship Talent Pipeline: Spoke about how employers can improve apprenticeship take-up and build a successful early talent pipeline. Pete from UCAS will share actionable insights from UCAS’ Project Next Generation research, revealing key themes impacting young people's career decisions. What this means for employers striving to attract and engage potential apprentices. ✨ Dee Ladva & Claire Hitchinson – Women in Leadership Dee, the Founder and CEO of Live & Lead, and Claire, COO at Live & Lead, brought their vast experience in coaching, training, and well-being to this session. They Focused their inspirational session on breaking down barriers for women in the workplace, discussing strategies for overcoming challenges, building confidence, and enhancing leadership skills. An empowering and transformative webinar that connected leadership, mentorship, and engagement to actionable steps for positive change. 🎉 Also listen out for a VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT towards the end of the webinar! Get ready for another 'Game Changing' Event in 2025! 🎉 To listen to the recording please follow the link below, with the presentations also attached to the post: ➡ https://lnkd.in/emCA2JwM #Equity, #Diversity, #Inclusion, #Socialmobility, #Apprenticeships, #Skills, #Careers, #Earlycareers, #AmplifyApps, #Multiculturalaa, #webinar, Safaraz Ali FIEP, Lindsay Conroy, Sophie Clarke, Pete Milsom, Martin Chandler, Luke Markham, Stephen Crawley, Ahsan Husain FIEP, Dee Ladva, Becky Finch, Claire Hitchinson, Kamali Stevens (FRSA), Alan Hill, Kasim Choudhry, Cathy Kubiak Multicultural Apprenticeship & Skills Alliance, The Apprenticeship Diversity & Social Mobility Forum, Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards, Multicultural Apprentice Network, Festival of Apprenticeships, Pathway Group, UCAS, UCAS Early Careers, Live & Lead, Apprenticeship Branding Conference
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Apprenticeships remain an underutilized and often misunderstood pathway into rewarding careers, despite offering significant benefits for both individuals and employers. At UCAS, we're dedicated to championing apprenticeships alongside traditional university routes. That's why we're thrilled to partner with ITN Business and Association of Apprentices on the upcoming programme, “Apprenticeships: Unlocking Opportunities”, launching in February 2025 during National Apprenticeship Week. Together, we aim to raise awareness and highlight the immense potential of apprenticeships. #Apprenticeships #NAW2025
We are excited to announce we will be launching a new programme ‘Apprenticeships: Unlocking Opportunities' in February 2025 for National Apprenticeship Week. The programme will feature contributions from thought leaders, including Association of Apprentices and UCAS Early Careers. Presented by Sangeeta Kandola, the programme will explore how apprenticeships help close critical skills gaps, enhance workforce diversity, and align with sustainable growth goals, all while reducing recruitment costs and increasing employee retention. ‘Apprenticeships: Unlocking Opportunities' will feature organisations that are playing their part in investing in apprenticeships, building a stronger, more agile workforce ready for the future. If your organisation would like to be part of this commercial opportunities and feature in the programme, please contact our Programming Directors, Jamie Connolly at Jamie.Connolly@itn.co.uk or Tamsin Luck at Tamsin.Luck@itn.co.uk Visit our content hub to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ekRzSjXV #NAW2025 #Apprenticeships #UnlockingOpportunities
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UCAS’ Siobhan W. was delighted to deliver a webinar on Monday to members of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management IIRSM about how to engage the next generation of talent in the Risk and Safety Management sector 🦺 She shared some of our unique insights into young people and their decision-making process when it comes to early careers choices, and how UCAS can help employers attract, engage and connect with the right candidates for their opportunities ✨ Read our latest insights in our Project Next Generation reports: https://lnkd.in/eerGuUDz #RiskManagement #EarlyCareers #RecruitmentStrategy
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We're excited to take part in tomorrow's webinar hosted by The Apprenticeship Diversity & Social Mobility Forum and Pathway Group. Pete Milsom will share insights from our research into 13-17 year olds, revealing the key themes that impact their career decisions, and what this means for employers striving to attract and engage potential apprentices. There's still time to register! Wednesday 2nd October, 10am 📅 Book your place 👉 https://lnkd.in/ex-g-Hj3 #Apprenticeships #EarlyCareers #SocialMobility #TalentPipeline
Meet the speaker - Pete Milson, Partnerships Manager at UCAS With over a decade of experience in the UK apprenticeship sector, Pete has been dedicated to raising awareness about the power of apprenticeships since 2009. At UCAS, he works with partners to connect career seekers, employers, and training providers, ensuring apprenticeships are accessible to as many people as possible. In his session, “UCAS Project Next Generation: Building an Apprenticeship Talent Pipeline,” Pete will share insights on how employers can improve apprenticeship take-up and create a thriving early talent pipeline. Drawing from UCAS’ Project Next Generation, Pete will reveal the key themes shaping young people's career decisions and provide practical advice on how organisations can better attract and engage potential apprentices. Don’t miss this chance to learn from Pete’s extensive expertise and discover how to build a successful apprenticeship strategy for the future. Join Pete on our Webinar on 2nd of October at 10:00am. https://lnkd.in/efpJYNx2
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