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☀️Check out these summer placements Cardiff Met students ☀️ Work placements abroad are a game-changer for students! 🌍✨ They boost your skills, expand your network and give you a fresh perspective on the global workplace. Plus, it’s an adventure you’ll never forget! 💼✈️ #CareerBoost #GlobalExperience

Services for Young People works with Hertfordshire schools to set up work-related learning opportunities and work experience placements for their students. Engaging with employers is crucial in developing young people’s knowledge of the 'world of work', allowing them to make informed decisions about their career path. We arranged for 12 students from Broxbourne School to explore careers in the hospitality industry by visiting Hanbury Manor Marriott Hotel & Country Club. Thank you to all the staff involved for a fantastic day! The young people learnt so much. The enriching experience highlights the importance of partnerships between educational institutions and local businesses in inspiring young people to explore diverse career opportunities. Read about what happened and how we support schools with work-related learning here: https://lnkd.in/dugUWVS4 Marriott International

📣 Ensuring the Health and Safety of Young People on Work Experience Placements ✅ Work experience placements offer young people invaluable insights into the working world, helping them develop practical skills and understand the dynamics of various industries. 🔎 However, ensuring the health and safety of these young individuals is paramount. This article provides an overview of the essential health and safety considerations for employers and those involved in arranging and supervising work experience placements for young people. Leigh Boakes TechIOSH takes us through what you need to consider from a #healthandsafety perspective when taking on young people in the workplace. Link in the comments 👇🏻

Last Monday, I facilitated an exciting event with 7 volunteers from the logistics industry with Green Bay High School Vocational Students in Year 13 in West Auckland - my former workplace. This event involved collaborating with the Company Director, Lisa Coleman of Rocket Freight a local logistics company. They’d previously employed two former students from Green Bay High and were keen to repeat the process but were unsure how. Our idea was to speak to Year 13 Vocational Studies students and showcase a range of employment opportunities within logistics. We collaborated with Catrin Hughes the HOD of careers at Green Bay High School and her team - who organised the school end of the event. On the day Lisa was accompanied by a total of 7 role models (3 representing her company) who shared their experiences of working in the industry, the roles they did and how they started in their jobs -Paul White, Julie Palmer, Karl Middleton, Jaxon Neale, Reagan Morta, and Zen Ogiyama The model implemented with industry for this event, was one trialed in Aotearoa with the Eastern Bay of Plenty Economic Development Agency, in 2020 by Dave Turner The-WE3-Continuum-and-Activities-August-2020.pdf. This model is built on three themes, which explore successful student transitions through: · work exposure. · work exploration. · work experience. First Step: Exposure The first step in Dave Turner’s scaffolded employer model is ‘exposure’. This is where an industry is highlighted to learners. It can involve a visit to the company, but this event followed an ‘Inspiring the Future’ format, where volunteers talked briefly about themselves to the whole group before breaking off and speaking to smaller groups of 6-8 students. Second Step: Exploration Within this next step, information was collated from the volunteer role models. The company spoke about work shadowing opportunities (1-2hrs), they could offer students. They explained that interested students would need to apply for them as they would a job and detailed how they could do this. Third Step: Experience Those students who demonstrated enthusiasm for the industry could be offered a work experience placement through a mechanism such as Gateway. Next Steps: Moving forwards, I would love to help connect other companies with their local schools to help attract future workers into the industries they represent.

🌍✨𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤-𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝! ✨🌍 As I navigate my Master’s journey in Human Resource Management, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to attend various career fairs here in Ireland. 🔍  𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? The profound emphasis on work-life balance and the philosophy of slow living that permeates the European work culture! ✨  𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲: Coming from India, where the professional landscape can often feel like a sprint, it’s refreshing to see how Irish companies prioritize employee well-being.  𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: The idea of slow living encourages us to take a step back, appreciate the present, and foster deeper connections—both personally and professionally.  𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬: This balanced approach not only enhances well-being but also sparks creativity and innovation. 🌱 As I prepare to embark on my own career journey, I’m excited about the prospect of contributing to a workplace that champions these values. 💬 𝐓𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬: How has your experience been with work cultures that embrace work-life balance and slow living? Let’s share insights! #WorkLifeBalance #SlowLiving #CareerFairs #EuropeanWorkCulture #HumanResources #InternationalStudent

Hillcrest supports Career Ready launch event in Dundee Last week staff from across Hillcrest proudly attended the Career Ready launch event at the Invercarse Hotel in Dundee. The event was an opportunity for our mentors to meet their young mentees and fellow mentors, get to know them and discuss their hopes and aspirations for the next two years. The Career Ready programme connects young people with employers and mentors to develop workplace skills, confidence and help them prepare for their future careers. Graeme Dey MSP, Minister for Further and Higher Education opened the event with reflections on his early career and words of encouragement. Attendees also heard from Career Ready alumni Aizah from Harris Academy and Andrew McFarlane from Aviva, who shared how the programme transformed their personal and professional journeys. Hillcrest mentors Fiona Morrison, Robyn Rae and Tracey McKay met their mentees, collaborated on activities and shared their enthusiasm for supporting young people. Continue reading: https://lnkd.in/e2cZWfGz

Have you heard about the incredible #TLevel work placements? Here's Charlie to tell you more. 💼 All T Level students complete 315 hours with a relevant employer in the industry, where they learn practical skills, gain confidence, and make connections that could lead to future opportunities. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/en9s-qn7 #TLevelsWeek T Levels

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I’m extremely proud of AtkinsRéalis’ track record of recruiting and developing early careers talent, so it’s always great to be part of our annual Early Careers Celebration event which marks the end of structured training for graduates and apprentices across the UK and Ireland. But the event also marks the beginning of exciting careers in an industry that can take you to so many places and make such a difference to the world around us. And for those embarking on the next stage of their early careers, I offered this advice: 🔸 Look for experiences, not just promotions (they will come). 🔸 Enjoy your technical work and don’t rush to be in ‘management’ (this will also come if you want it). 🔸 Make sure you understand how finance works, be that at project or business level.   🔸 Try new things: making sure you stand on the shoulders of giants by tapping into the incredible expertise across the organisation. 🔸 Raise issues and problems - with solutions. Always try to be a solutions provider. But, most importantly: take ownership of your career and drive it forward with energy, curiosity and determination. #earlycareers #graduates #apprentices

🌟 A BIG thank you to everyone involved in the workplace safari for Manchester Communication Academy! A key part of our talent strategy at Aldermore Group is to provide equity of opportunity in financial services. The workplace safari opens our doors for students to explore various jobs in finance and gain insights into the necessary skills. These experiences boost student engagement and prepare them for the world of work. Here's what the students had to say: 🔹 Best parts of the day: the tour, speed networking, careers monopoly 🔹 100% rated the day as good or excellent ⭐ 🔹 100% would recommend the experience to their friends🙏 🔹 100% are now considering an apprenticeship 👏 🔹 100% agree that the day will help them transition from education to employment 🙌 🔹 85% are considering a career at Aldermore Group 👍 Feedback highlights: 💬 “I enjoyed learning about different jobs and what they are.” 💬 “I enjoyed speed networking as it helped me to understand what people do.” 💬 “I enjoyed Monopoly as it tested my knowledge and was competitive.” Thanks again to everyone involved for making days like these possible! 🙌 #TalentStrategy #FinancialServices #WorkplaceSafari #StudentEngagement #FutureWorkforce #AldermoreGroup #BackingYou