Education and Business
‘Entrepreneurs of the Future’
Businesses can benefit from involvement in the enterprise
education programmes which help develop the ‘entrepreneurs of the
future’. These programmes provide the opportunity for businesses to
build links with local schools, contribute to developing the skills
of potential future employees and enable existing staff to develop
their own management and business skills. The local programmes are
Young Enterprise and Education Business Partnership.
Young Enterprise
Young Enterprise is a national organisation aimed at helping
young people learn about enterprise and business. The Young
Enterprise programme offers students direct experience of
enterprise through working together to run their own real company.
There are also seminars and classes to help students to develop
skills for enterprise, business and the world of work.
Businesses can become involved through providing staff as
advisors to the Company Programme and assisting with seminars and
master classes. This can bring benefits for businesses.
Participation in Young Enterprise can help businesses deliver their
Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda; provide a cost-effective
staff development programme for employees at all levels; have a
positive impact on the local economy and local employment and help
to ensure a better motivated, educated and enterprising workforce;
and help create PR opportunities.
A number of businesses in the Malvern Hills area are involved
with the Young Enterprise Programme. One such company is QinetiQ in
Malvern, who have supported Young Enterprise for several years.
“Working as an Advisor for Young Enterprise has been a very
rewarding experience for me. All the companies I have worked with
have been very creative and full of ideas and the experience has
been very inspiring”. Simon Wheeler, HR Business Partner,
Operations S&DU, QinetiQ.
For further information please contact Eileen Stead, Regional
Development Manager for Herefordshire & Worcestershire on 01299
877484 email: sworcsye@btinternet.com
Education Business Partnership
EBP is the principal agency for brokering education business
links and support for enterprise across the county. Working with
the EBP will enable businesses to have a direct influence on the
way young people are taught about business; develop employees in
new and different ways through working with local teachers and
students; and raise their profile in the local community.
For further information contact Terry Owens, Worcestershire EBP
Manager on (01905) 740145.
