Let’s discuss what we’d like to achieve

We’d like to give young people the confidence to see what a work environment is like and to apply for roles to maximise their potential.

We also assist employers in improving the equality, diversity and inclusiveness of their workforce, by connecting them directly with disadvantaged students. We do this by organising interesting and effective introduction days with selected students.

Why do we do this and what challenges
do our students face?

A school or college student from a disadvantaged background is less likely to be aware of or know how to access prestigious professions and career opportunities than those from a better-off background.

Only 6.1% of entrants to leading English universities are from low-participation areas.

Graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds are also less likely to gain access to prestigious professions or career opportunities, or be promoted within them.

On the other side of this divide, organisations strive to improve their equality, diversity and inclusion but are unable to gain access to the relevant young people.

What’s the role of

The Careers Office

in society and in business?

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Diversity and inclusion
objectives in your organisation:
How do we help?

We’ve got fantastic contacts in schools and universities, who engage with us, helping to find students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Once identified, we act as a helpful bridge between those students and the corporations who are interested and willing to assist in specific ways.

We know the issues that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds face in approaching a company.

So we’re able to provide bespoke services to employers or professional bodies supporting them to understand these challenges.

This service helps them to achieve their equality, diversity and inclusion objectives.

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What makes our model unique and how do we work?

We work with young people who have a background of social deprivation. People who may not have family to support them, or have other types of social deprivation. For a full list, see here.All our services are provided by volunteers. There are other costs of providing services. These are met by fees or kind donations from schools, universities, companies or other organisations we work with.

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