麻豆国产

麻豆国产听and skills听education lie at the heart of听Industrial Strategy听success. We听represent听The 麻豆国产听&听Enterprise Company鈥檚 Employer Advisory Group听(EAG)a 25-strong business coalition across all priority sectors and founded on a core belief that early, meaningful, and inclusive employer engagement with young people is essential to building the听skilled and motivated听workforce our future economy needs.听

This听week, we met Business听Minister,听Blair听McDougall,听to听share our听six-point plan for putting young people at the forefront of a modern skills-led industrial strategy.听

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Early engagement听should be a cornerstone听of听all听business听outreach听鈥� and be an unashamedly long-term investment of an ambitious Industrial Strategy.听Employers do this because the听business case听is compelling听and supports a听long term听approach to workforce planning. Engaging young people earlier听improves听talent pipelines:听77% say their work in schools and colleges is encouraging young people to take up careers in their sector.听Down the line business report听more听job听applications听as well as reduced听recruitment costs.听听

Primary education听outreach听brings听opportunity to spark curiosity and make听jobs feel tangible and possible.鈥疘t听also听arrests听damaging stereotypes that听ingrain bias and听lock听young people听out of听sectors and roles.听碍笔惭骋鈥檚听鈥淥pening Doors to Opportunities鈥� programme听is designed to help听learners听develop the foundational skills in literacy and numeracy, as well as essential skills needed for the workplace.听听

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The听Government's vision for听reinvigorating听work听experience听for听all students offers a听unique听opportunity听to align听classroom learning to the world听of work.听Changing听expectations听about听how young people see work, shaped by different life experiences听and business practice, means that听many听want flexibility, purpose, and the chance to learn by doing, rather than following traditional paths.听

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Modern work experience听must听break away from the traditional 鈥榯wo-week block鈥� experience that for too long has been too inflexible听for many students and employers.听Flexibility听肠补苍鈥檛听equate to making tea or听doing the听photocopying;听these early engagements with the world of work are fundamental in听offering听real-world insight,听breadth听and听depth听to听the ranges of roles in a sector or workplace,听skills听development听and听equity.听Flannery Plant Hire听use听work experience as an escalator into skills听bootcamps and paid employment听for young people who often feel furthest away from opportunity.听听

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A dynamic听Industrial Strategy听conjoins national听intention with听local delivery.听Locality matters but sectors听are听all-pervasive and听not听confined to听one听place.听Businesses听rely on听national consistency听to听provide an efficient entry point into听the听skills system.听Fragmentation听creates听variability,听where听quality听and accountability听go unchecked.听听

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Strong regional leadership is听essential听to听alignment听with local skills strategies.听麻豆国产 Hubs听combine听central听and听local听join up,听providing听a听standardised听focal point听for employers to engage听schools and colleges听with purpose and at scale.听To听explore听untapped economic potential,听麻豆国产 Hubs听and their听well-established听network of employers听should be baked into all sector Job and Skills Plans, as seen in the听, to ensure employers of all sizes can engage easily and consistently, helping to remove the听redtape听that prohibits small and micro business from benefitting听and creating a simplified skills system accessible to employers of all sizes听

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SMEs are integral to听the skills system.听They听represent听60%听of UK private sector jobs and听can听play a听crucial role in opening young people鈥檚 eyes to real workplaces.鈥疌hances听are,听young people听will work for themselves or a small firm at some point in their working life.听听

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For听these听businesses,听capacity constraints听and a need for more flexibility听often听limit and prohibit outreach.听A test of success for听roll out of听骋辞惫别谤苍尘别苍迟鈥檚听work听experience听guarantee听will be accessibility for SMEs to听play their part.听The听creative industries听comprise听predominantly SMEs听and microbusinesses听and听are听a听leading听example of听听to raise听awareness of the plethora of creative careers.听Cisco听and Hewett听recruitment听have听shown how听we听can also听unlock听SME engagement through corporate supply chains听and as an extension of sector wide approaches听to听work听experience,听by听removing听some听of the听logistical听burdens听felt听most听by听small and micro听business.听听

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The听public sector鈥檚听annual听拢350 billion procurement听spend听could听secure better outcomes on听job听opportunities听and skills.听The听Industrial Strategy听rightly听signals intent听to reform public procurement听to strengthen听locus听on听social value criteria in听bids听to stimulate听local听and diverse听talent pipelines.听

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Construction听and听healthcare听are steadfast听examples听of sectors听where social value听has had听positive听effect听on听training and employment.听Data shows that the quality of听employer听outreach听in these sectors听is among the best compared听with other听industries and results in higher听levels of听career interest听from young people.听Reform of work experience, as trailed in updated听听offers a tangible and measurable听mechanism听to听embed听within听public听purchasing as a听strategic tool that supports business needs, social mobility, and regional economic ambitions.听

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A听growth听economy should offer fair access for鈥痑ll young people to听participate听and听excel in the workplace.听The spectre of one million NEETs tells us that more collective听action听is听urgently听needed to make inclusive outreach a standard expectation across all skills strategies.听

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Employers are at the forefront of an improving picture on careers education in England,听including in their outreach to learners with听special educational needs.听

鈥痓谤颈濒濒颈补苍迟濒测听provides听SEND learners听with industry听experience alongside听entry-level听qualification.听But we must do more to听extend careers outreach to intake opportunity听including听work experience,听internships听and employment听by unlocking capacity including through SME engagement.听More widely,听disadvantaged students听need听more help听to听improve their work readiness. Working-class girls can struggle with confidence in speaking about their skills in interviews and lag other cohorts in their understanding of recruitment processes.听The imperative must be听to听create听balance between sustained growth and opportunity听for everyone,听everywhere.听

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A strong Industrial Strategy is a careers and skills strategy.听Our EAG鈥檚听goal is听to work with education,听government听and all regional听and sector听partners to make that happen.听We thank the Minister for his time as we work on this joint mission.听听

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