The education and skills landscape can be complex to understand, not everyone is familiar with the UK’s technical education system. To overcome this, ‘A Guide for Employers’ has been developed in partnership with the British Chamber of Commerce, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), the Institute of Directors (IOD), the Careers Enterprise Company, Gatsby and the Department for Education (DFE).

This sets out lots of detailed and useful information as well as the different stages of the education system. From this you can find out more about the business benefits of different opportunities available to you as an employer. It describes options for working with educational establishments, young people and older learners, and the benefits of doing so for your business. Employers can also find out how technical education is changing to better meet sector skills needs, including apprenticeships.

The document ‘The Education Landscape – A Guide for Employers’ can be found here.

Local businesses interested in getting involved with the education system can contact the Heart of the South West Careers Hub which aims to help transform careers education for young people across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay.

To find out more, click here