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East Sussex Careers Hub Case Studies As well as continuing to strengthen relationships with businesses, the focus of the Careers Hub over the coming academic year will be on further embedding careers across the curriculum. 2 IN THIS BOOKLET Contents Foreword . 4 Opportunity Day . 30 Introduction . 6 Volunteer roles . 32 Apprenticeships hit the road . 10 Enterprise Competition . 33 Gatwick Airport . __14 Creative Café . 34 Canary Wharf . 18 Open Doors . 36 iCan 2020 . 22 Industry Champions . 39 The Depot Cinema . 25 Cornerstone Employers . 40 Plumpton College . .. 26 Give an Hour . 42 MetalTech . 29 Apprenticeships bring in new talent . 44 3 FOREWORD Foreword East Sussex County Council is proud to the breadth of employment, sectors, skills be one of the first wave of Careers Hubs and qualifications that are on offer in East The Hub has in the country, a key pillar in supporting Sussex, all of which are contributing to the made great the county’s approach to improving economy of the county . employment and skills opportunities for strides in its The case studies in this booklet highlight young people, and the talent pipeline of a number of the activities that have taken work with future employees for businesses . place in the first two years of the Careers East Sussex The Hub has made great strides in its Hub. We would like to thank all those who secondary work with East Sussex secondary schools, have taken part in supporting this work special schools and colleges to enable and giving young people in East Sussex a schools, special students to learn about the world of work, head-start in thinking about their future schools and raise aspirations and broaden horizons . careers . colleges. All of this could not have been achieved without the overwhelming support of local businesses. These businesses have helped to shape the Hub and showcase 4 The case studies in this booklet showcase a number of the activities that have taken place in the first two years of the Councillor Rupert Simmons Councillor Bob Standley Careers Hub. Lead Member for Economy Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability 5 INTRODUCTION Introduction The East Sussex Careers Hub was launched result has been a significant improvement in 2018, funded by the Careers and in provision against these national Over 130 Enterprise Company, initially as a two-year benchmarks over the past two years. businesses pilot working with all secondary schools, Business engagement has been the special schools and colleges in the county have signed bedrock to the success of the Careers Hub. to form an exceptional community-of- up as Industry practice . By linking schools, employers, The Hub has developed a network of over Champions, further education providers and 40 senior leaders from business to become universities, the aim of the Hub has been Enterprise Advisers, working strategically committing to with senior leadership in schools to drive to give students a sound understanding of promote their the changing labour market and the world up understanding of careers, the labour of work, enabling them to make informed market and enterprise amongst young sector to young choices about their future . people in the county . people. The Careers Hub has delivered training Over 130 businesses have signed up as and provided support to schools to help Industry Champions, committing to take them to meet the Gatsby Benchmarks of part in up to three meaningful employer Good Practice in Careers Education . The encounters per year to promote their 6 sector to young people, including careers involved in Science, Technology, events, mock interviews, project briefs, Engineering and Maths (STEM) . This booklet workplace visits and work experience. • Up to 300 young people with Special showcases a And the Hub is supported by a network of 15 Educational Needs and Disabilities small sample Cornerstone Employers, ambassadors who (SEND) attended the iCan careers event, have promoted the work of the Hub and enabling them to meet employers of the many encouraged other businesses to engage . and training providers from a range activities that of industries and receive help with CV Working with businesses, the Hub has have taken writing, interview skills and college delivered a number of initiatives to enable applications . place over the students to have a better understanding of the world of work, including: • Parental engagement sessions have past two years. provided parents and carers with a • The Open Doors programme enabling better understanding of careers and local businesses to host over 3,000 the changing labour market to enable students on workplace visits to gain them to better support their children . a better understanding of different workplaces and roles within them. This booklet showcases a small sample of the many activities that have taken • Apprenticeship Roadshows and place over the past two years. It gives an workshops have enabled over 3,000 insight into the support that the Careers young people and parents/carers to Hub and East Sussex schools have had meet with employers and training from local businesses and stakeholders to providers offering apprenticeships. provide young people with an insight into • Nearly 1,300 school students attended the the world of work and to help them make South East ‘Big Bang’ to meet businesses choices about their future . 7 The Open Doors programme enabled local businesses to host over 3,000 students on workplace visits to gain a better understanding of different workplaces and roles within them. 8 Beyond 2020: what next for across the curriculum, enabling young the Careers Hub? people to see the link between what they The Careers are learning and future employment; The Department for Education and the Hub will have developing interactive labour market Careers and Enterprise Company have a central role information resources; building on committed to ongoing funding for the Careers parental engagement and understanding to play as Hub model for the academic year 2020/21. of the labour market and careers; working the county The Careers Hub will have a central role with feeder primary schools to embed the moves towards to play as the county moves towards learning from the Primary Careers Hub economic recovery, following the Covid-19 pilot from 2019/20; developing the ‘Careers economic pandemic. Ensuring young people have a East Sussex’ web portal to host resources, recovery, firm understanding of the changing labour lesson plans and signpost young people market and that they are developing the right (and adults) to apply for courses and following employability skills and resilience to enter training; and working with education the Covid-19 the world of work will be more important partnerships between schools to build the pandemic. than ever. The opportunity for businesses to strength and sustainability of the network engage to the extent that they have over the beyond 2021 . past two years may be challenging as they focus on recovery, and yet the Hub have had firm commitments from a number of local employers to do just that. If you would like any further information As well as continuing to strengthen about the East Sussex Careers Hub, contact: relationships with businesses, the focus of the Careers Hub over the coming academic [email protected] year will be on further embedding careers 9 APPRENTICESHIPS Apprenticeships hit the road Ben Barber had recently left his sixth form training providers, seeing for themselves studies. He said: “School just didn’t suit what apprenticeships can offer. “A lot of young me. I want to learn on the job, that’s how I Backed up by pop-up events in people aren’t learn, I’m more practical.” Karl was looking Crowborough, Hailsham, Heathfield, for an apprenticeship in car mechanics and aware that an Lewes, Newhaven and Uckfield, the agreed with Ben, saying “I’d rather do the roadshows coincided with National apprenticeship training in the workplace.” Apprenticeship Week, building on is an option.” Ben and Karl were among over 600 young momentum from the national campaign . people, parents and carers who took Sarah Sawyer, SCTP Marketing and Office Executive, the opportunity to visit apprenticeship SCTP Sarah Sawyer said the roadshows helped roadshows that took place in the county raise young people’s awareness. “It’s about in 2019. making sure young people know their Organised by the Sussex Council of Training full range of options,” said Sarah. “A lot of Providers (SCTP), the roadshows were held them aren’t aware that an apprenticeship in Eastbourne and Hastings, with young is an option .” people able to meet 23 employers and 21 CONTINUES ON PAGE 12 10 11 This message resonated difference to young people, Sarah Sawyer with Tristan, a student suggests. “Employers and providers at Bexhill Sixth Form are the sector specialists. We’ve got the College, who found that employers telling the young people ‘this is visiting the Hastings what we want in an apprentice’, and that is roadshow was “a good invaluable advice.” opportunity to go out At the Hastings roadshow, Steve Allcorn and see what’s available.” from JTL Training told young people to: Face-to-face encounters “Be persistent, be polite, try and stand with employers and out from the rest, and offer yourself for training providers a work trial.” make a big Many of the young people visited the roadshows with a parent or carer. “School just “Getting the parents in is vital,” Sarah didn’t suit me. Sawyer added. “They will provide a lot of careers advice for their young people, I want to learn but they won’t necessarily have up-to-date on the job, information .” that’s how Miranda Jordan, attending the Hastings I learn, I’m roadshow with her son Ben, was delighted that the event was available: “My daughter more practical.” took a long time to get a job, there was Ben Barber nothing like the roadshows at that time.