Benefits to Employers

Employers that have become involved to date have seen real business benefits…

• Provides opportunities to engage with future workforce and customers;
•  Ensures future workforce possess the right skills and attitudes to meet business needs;
• Enhances reputation as a good employer, thus attracting potential employees;
• Positive P.R. opportunities, thus improving company's reputation and profile within the local community;
• Opportunities to be nominated for local and national awards;
• Increases support for products and/or services;
• Provides opportunity for personnel to pass on their skills, experience and expertise to the next generation;
• Enables them to gain access to fresh ideas/perspectives through the original thinking of young people and teachers;
• Provides staff with development opportunities to learn new or improved skills;
• Improved motivation amongst staff, which in turn will have a positive impact on the culture of the firm;
• Enables them to gain an insight into the knowledge, skills and attitudes of young people and keep up-to-date with educational developments;
• Allows them to give something back to the community;
• Increases awareness of the role of business in general and specifically about their own company and the industry that they work in;
• Corporate Social Responsibility - meets corporate agenda;
• Extremely rewarding.  

Don't just take our word for it - discover the benefits of working in partnership with schools in Angus:

"It is great for a global employer like ours to be able to focus locally and work together with both the Primary and Secondary schools to provide an enhanced and enriched curriculum for the children.  The pace of change these days is frighteningly quick so these links are a fantastic opportunity for us to share and align our needs with what the schools are delivering.  It also gives the young people exposure to a real life working environment, allowing them to begin to understand the expectations of employers and opening their eyes to real career opportunities within their local community."

Site Director, GlaxoSmithKline

"The pupils of our local primary and secondary schools are the businessmen and businesswomen of the future.  Any help that we can give them along the way must be good for them, us and ultimately the community in which we all live.  I encourage all businesses to make the effort to commit to a partnership with a local school and make a difference."

Director, Murray Taylor (Scotland) Limited

"Angus Crafts Association has been pleased to work in partnership with schools across Angus.  As a group of individual crafters, running small businesses, our wish was to share our knowledge and skills with young people and teachers, and sow the seeds of enterprise and entrepreneurship within school communities.  We have found it a valuable and enjoyable learning experience and the response from pupils and teaching staff has been excellent."

Events Coordinator, Angus Crafts Association

"At Forster Roofing we recognise the benefit of raising the awareness of the career opportunities we provide and the diversity of careers in our industry.  Whether it be through the annual recruitment programme direct from 5^th & 6^th years at Brechin High School, our work developing Angus Construction Training Group, or delivery of the Skills for Work programme, our partnerships have had a very positive impact on our business and added real value in terms of our people, skills and engagement within our local communities."

Human Resource Manager, Forster Roofing Specialists

"It is always a great privilege and pleasure to be involved with schools in Angus and in a small way to give something back to the community."

Director, Forfar Removals

"Working in partnership with the schools in Angus for us has been a win-win situation.  We have been able to promote the facilities we provide to young people whilst also participating in career-orientated meetings with pupils to create awareness of the job opportunities available within the voluntary sector."

Development Director, Factory Skatepark

"With our changing marketplace within the Construction Industry we need to look towards future skills requirements and nurture and develop a workforce and management team to meet that demand.  Through working with the pupils in Angus we feel we are providing them with an insight into the industry and what it has to offer as a future career.

There are currently skill shortages within our industry.  We realise that the young people of Angus are the workforce of the future so any help that ConstructionSkills can give to them as well as potentially guide them into a career in construction can only benefit our industry.

We would encourage all businesses to get involved and work in partnership with their local schools, it does make a difference."

Education Adviser, ConstructionSkills