Employer Engagement
Resources for Engaging Employers
Sarah Freeman and Debbie Martin
Mission Statement
The Enterprise Adviser Network will:
Work alongside school and college careers staff and senior leaders to support the
development of young people in East Sussex, to create an informed, enthusiastic and
committed future workforce. Through the strategic development and enhancement of
careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG), promote the importance of
attitude and social and communication skills when seeking employment opportunities.
Offer schools and their stakeholders insight into the needs of industry. Increase
opportunities to access local employers and support in raising awareness of alternative
routes in to careers.
Outcomes and success:
All students in all state funded Secondary schools and colleges will have access to good
quality CEIAG provision regardless of their geography. Increased employer engagement
and a variety of innovative careers activities within schools will widen horizons for young
people, including opportunities for/take up of Apprenticeships and Traineeships. The
promotion of local employment opportunities and the breadth of careers available will
enhance skills development and ensure economic growth in the county.
Latest Research
Towards an employer engagement
toolkit: British teachers’ perspectives on
the comparative efficacy of work-related
learning activities
Anthony Mann, James Dawkins and Rachael McKeown 9 January 2017
//www.educationandemployers.org/research
Report Findings
• Effective provision involves use of a range of
different activities – with an emphasis on realworld experience (direct engagement with
workplaces and employee volunteers)
• Different outcomes are better achieved by use of
different activities
• Different types of young people respond in
different ways to different types of activity
Additional Research
Contemporary transitions: Young Britons
reflect on life after secondary school and
college
Dr Anthony Mann, Dr Elnaz T. Kashefpakdel, Jordan Rehill and Professor
Prue Huddleston 30 January 2017
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http://www.educationandemployers.org/research/contemporary-transitionsyoung-britons-reflect-on-life-after-secondary-school-and-college/
Report Findings
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Quantity matters
Quality matters
Equity matters
Young adults who experienced greater
volume of school-mediated employer
engagement feel better prepared for the
adult working world
How does it look in practice
Planning careers activities for maximum impact
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Overview
Output
Outcomes
Impact
Evaluation & Reflection
Resources
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Enterprise Advisers
Founders4schools
Inspiring the Future
Speakers for schools
STEM Sussex/ Tomorrow’s Engineers
Parents
Governors
Alumni
LinkedIn
Future First
Young Enterprise
Other organisations
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Industry Champions
FSB
Chamber of Commerce
The Alliance of Chambers in East Sussex (ACES)
Rotary club
Apprenticeships in Sussex
Job centre plus
Barclays Lifeskills
Transformation Trust
National Citizenship Service
Working with employers
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Allow lots of time
Reply promptly to emails
Look after them
Keep any volunteers informed
Last minute pull outs
Feedback from EAs
Websites
• https://www.founders4schools.org.uk/sear
ch/#/
• http://www.inspiringthefuture.org/
• http://www.speakers4schools.org/aboutus/
• STEMSussex [email protected]
Tomorrow’s Engineers
[email protected]
• http://futurefirst.org.uk/
• https://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/
• Wendy Gorham [email protected]
• https://www.barclayslifeskills.com/
• http://transformationtrust.org.uk/
• https://www.gov.uk/government/getinvolved/take-part/national-citizen-service