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The world is changing fast...
The changing business world is making skills, talent & aspirations critical for economic success and individual opportunity. By 2020 there will be 3million fewer low skilled jobs in the UK than today. Leading companies are recognising the need to be more involved in work experience, to build new talent and create a skilled and experienced talent pipeline.
146,000 work experience placements for young people have taken place with 538 companies through our Work Inspiration campaign.
We have facilitated 19 Big Conversations in the last two years across the UK, bringing together 600 senior business leaders and 500 young people to discuss work experience. Read about the Big Conversation at WorldSkills 2011
The Campaign provides a free employer tool-kit that includes a number of work books and resources that have been developed to improve work experience. The resources are free and can be applied to improve placements across all sectors. You will also find the Insights which address common short fallings into work experience.To browse resources and news & events, please go to www.workinspiration.com
Chris Jones, Director-General of City & Guilds announced at the Anniversary event on the 15th September 2010, that their Centre for Skills Development is developing an evaluation report of the impact that Work Inspiration is having on young people and businesses. The report is now complete and can be downloaded here.
Work Inspiration Award 2011
Example of Excellence: Channel 4 Televion
Highly Commended: Allen & Overy LLP
Highly Commended: GSS Architects
Please follow the link for all Work Inspiration best practice case studies.
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About the campaign
On the 15th September 2009, our former Chairman, Sir Stuart Rose, launched a national call to action to businesses to improve the first experience of work for over 500,000 young people every year.
Now, nearly two years into the campaign, we are seeing an enormous response from business, ranging in size and sector, who are embracing Work Inspiration and seeing the benefits to their staff, recruitment costs, brand awareness and more...
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Stakeholder and policy engagement
Contributing business evidence to the Education & Employers Taskforce Expert Group on Work Experience to build a collective visions for work experience following change from the universal provision of 2 weeks work experience at Key Stage 4
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Where we want to go next
Build the reach nationally and regionally and develop sector activity building on 17 regional and national Big Conversation events since 2009
Build the Work Inspiration employer base
Disseminate best practice in monitoring impact and tracking progression for students, including apprenticeship uptake in companies
Bring business learnings into relevant policy forums
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WorldSkills London 2011
The second anniversary Big Conversation 5 October took place in the heart of WorldSkills London 2011. An international audience of 300 delegates joined Chairman of BT Sir Mike Rake, BBC’s Lucy Adams, CEOs, young people and, for the first time, apprentices, to discuss work experience, employability skills and the opportunity afforded through apprenticeships. For more information, please click here
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Get Involved!
Contact Sarah Gibb, BITC's Director of Skills and Workplace Learning
