Tap into talent
Consumers want to buy products and services from businesses that treat staff fairly and build good relationships with communities. Developing talent and securing prosperity and wellbeing in communities also makes for better business.
The Ready for Work Glasgow Commonwealth Games Modern Apprenticeship and Edinburgh Schools programmes, and the Scotland’s Got Talent campaign support schools, young people and the unemployed, and all make a big impact on building confidence developing skills and preparation for work.
Through the campaign we have launched employer led research “Tapping into Scotland’s Talent”, run a Scotland’s Got Talent summit attended by one hundred and forty business people, four Open Door Events delivering peer to peer good practice, and four Behind the Scenes opportunities for young people to go into a work place. On top of that we have provided the training and matching of thirty business mentors.
Did you know? SBC won a contract with Edinburgh City Council to deliver employability workshops to every primary seven pupil in Edinburgh by 2011, providing business support to all 29 secondary schools and 8 special schools.
Do the numbers
Our Commonwealth Apprenticeship Readiness Events in Glasgow helped over 1,600 young people from all Glasgow schools in applying for Modern Apprenticeships.
