You can help shape the next generation of workers in Leicestershire.
A donation of any size will support us in our mission to create work opportunities for young people from any background and help employers discover new talent.
Your donation will make a huge, often life-changing, difference.
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I thought the trip was amazing and it has inspired me to go to university and do what I want to do when I’m older. It was an amazing, fantastic, lovely, joyful day!
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I learnt how to apply online, writing CV’s, personal statements and routes to take for apprenticeships.
Student
£5,000
Will enable us to:
- Find Health and Safety check and make arrangements for over 10 students who are at risk of becoming NEET, to access a 1 day a week, long term Work Experience placement in a sector of their choice, to help inspire them and provide vital experience to help secure an Apprenticeship/Job or Further education course.
- Inspire ALL young people to achieve their potential. Social Mobility is at the heart of our strategy, giving young people who are furthest from the labour market the opportunities and support to get inspired by work encounters from Mock Interviews, to Careers Talks and visits to workplaces. Your donation will go towards our work to engage more schools and companies to get involved in our programmes.
- Support our growth plans, including our ambition to help employers to see the value of a diverse workforce, through projects supporting young people with SEND and neuro diversity to access work taster and placement experiences.
£1,000
Will enable us to:
- Support more local young people, providing them with independent careers guidance and access to careers awareness and information events to help them reach their potential.
- Allow you/your business to sponsor a School Careers Event in a school local to you/your business. Together we can raise awareness of your sector and promote opportunities in your industry, in support of raising aspirations and boosting encounters between young people and professionals.
- Boost opportunities for more young people to become inspired by STEM and understand the careers available in the growing sectors – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
£100
Will enable us to:
- Support a young person to secure an Apprenticeship. We will mentor the young person to be Apprenticeship ready, with practise interviews, CV support and 1:1 guidance to ensure they apply for the right opportunities, this is a free service we offer to any Young Person in the City and County, help us to keep this a free service.
- Support an SEND student to access independent careers guidance and access to careers awareness and information events.
- Purchase more STEM kits that we loan to local schools for free, to ensure all students have access to inspiring STEM related kit.
Your impact
Here are just some of the ways we’ve supported our community’s future workforce in 2022-23.
STUDENT LEARNING
13,352 students attended an LEBC careers-related learning event
EMPLOYER LEARNING
750+ local employers supported LEBC’s careers-related learning events
WORK EXPERIENCE
5,829 work experience placements were secured for students
CAREERS GUIDANCE
4,864 LEBC Careers Guidance appointments hosted with students
Are you able to make a positive impact on young people’s lives?
However you want to support us, we’re open to new partnership ideas and would love to hear from you.
