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Today, on the UN International Day of Education, we recognise the transformative power of education in building sustainable and resilient societies. This year's theme, "AI and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automation," highlights the critical role of education in navigating the challenges and opportunities presented by artificial intelligence. Here are a few ways that organisations can engage with education and skills as part of their social value and ESG strategies: - Support STEM programmes: Partner with schools and organisations to provide resources, mentorship, and internships in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This helps equip students with the skills needed for future jobs and creates a future talent pipeline. - Promote lifelong learning: Encourage continuous learning and development for employees. Offer training programmes, workshops, and access to online courses to foster a culture of growth and innovation. Many of our larger clients have developed training academies to build skills at scale. - Invest in community education: Collaborate with local educational institutions to support community education initiatives. This could include funding scholarships, building educational facilities or providing technology access to underserved areas. - Integrate Social Value into procurement: Ensure that your procurement processes prioritise suppliers who demonstrate a commitment to social value, such as those offering apprenticeships, supporting local economies, or promoting sustainability. Create a Supply Chain Charter to help with this. - Integrate social enterprise into your supply chain: Working with social enterprises stretches your impact further, by creating opportunity for disadvantaged or marginalised communities. One example is the excellent partnership between Social Value Quality Mark CIC and The Workshop Aberfeldy, suppliers of the SVQM trophies. This social enterprise supports isolated people in rural Scotland to acquire skills in manufacturing, woodcraft and customer service. - Volunteer time to educational charities: consider local need and work with community groups to lend core skills - such as support with literacy, numeracy, digital inclusion and more. Where possible, link it to your core business operations and the strengths and skills of your employees. Education has the power to create a brighter, more equitable future. For support to develop and maximise your social value strategy, drop us a line. info@socialvaluebusiness.com #UNDayOfEducation #EducationForAll #SocialValue #ESG #Sustainability #LifelongLearning

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At Chapter One UK we totally believe in education having the power to create a brighter, more equitable future. Our online volunteer reading programme fits beautifully into helping businesses achieve their social value and ESG targets.

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