Employers

Volunteer at a School Enrichment Event

Want to help us shape the future workforce and upskill young individuals to become ‘work ready’?

Volunteering at our careers education events at local schools and colleges will help to:

  • Raise the profile of your company and support future talent recruitment
  • Promote your sector and address work-based myths and misconceptions
  • Boost Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) opportunities by encouraging your employees to share their passion

When you engage with our partnership schools, we’ll do all the preparation work on your behalf.

Here’s how we bridge the gap between employers and schools and colleges

  • MOCK INTERVIEWS

    Our business volunteers deliver 15-minute mock interviews with secondary school students to prepare them for college interviews and job applications

  • WHAT’S MY JOB? 

    At this ‘Guess Who?’ style event, primary and year 7/8 students use their communication and problem-solving skills to identify the business volunteer’s job role

  • DRAGON’S DEN

    This fun business enterprise challenge gives our volunteers a chance to be a dragon as students put their enterprise skills to the test to impress the visiting business representative

  • PRIMARY SCHOOL EVENTS

    We offer a variety of primary school events designed to introduce careers education at a young age

  • SPEED NETWORKING

    This event provides GCSE students with multiple encounters with working professionals from a variety of industries and backgrounds

  • EMPLOYABILITY DAY

    Our business volunteers provide students with a real-life experience of work using interactive activities to help young people identify and reflect on their employability skills

  • WHAT CAN I DO WITH…?

    Volunteers representing curriculum subjects vital to their roles and careers give students real-world knowledge of the many transferrable skills taught in school

  • BESPOKE EVENTS

    We draw on our network of over 5,000 local businesses from numerous sectors to create bespoke careers events tailored to a school’s specific aims and outcomes

  • CAREER TALKS

    We recruit business representatives from various sectors to shine a light on career opportunities and the skills and qualifications required to be successful

  • APPRENTICESHIP DAY

    This workshop allows our business volunteers who employ apprentices to give students an insight into the apprenticeship route, including advice on how to apply

  • WORLD OF WORK

    Designed to bring career education to life, our business volunteers welcome students into the workplace and deliver on-site interactive activities

For more information

To find out more about our volunteering opportunities, call and ask for Lizzie Griffiths or drop us an email

0116 240 7000

events@leics-ebc.org.uk

  • I support LEBC’s work because these kinds of opportunities weren’t available to me when I was about to leave school. If I had the opportunity to do a mock interview or talk to some people about their jobs, then I think I would have found the transition a lot less stressful. I am very passionate about my job and my industry, and it would be great to think that one of these students thinks about joining our industry following one of my visits.

    Safety, Health, Environment & Quality Manager, Danaher & Walsh Group Limited

  • Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.

    Sherry Anderson

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