News - 27 November 2017

Volunteer businesses helping boost pupils’ job prospects thanked

Businesses volunteering free time to improve schoolchildren’s employability and career prospects, through a joint D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership and Government Careers & Enterprise Company initiative, have been recognised at an event.

Around 70 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire business leaders have so far been matched with schools in their area, as part of the Enterprise Adviser Network (EAN). Business leaders volunteer their skills and knowledge, and use their connections, to help schools introduce pupils to possible career paths, through a programme of talks and outside visits; aiding young people in choosing a career and companies to foster skills needed in their workforces, boosting the local economy.

Seven Enterprise Co-ordinators, employed via D2N2, work across its area to link the schools and business volunteers. More information can be found at web link http://www.d2n2schools.co.uk/d2n2-ean.

D2N2 – the private sector-led Partnership which promotes economic and jobs growth across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire – and the Government-backed Careers & Enterprise Company have jointly invested £300,000 in the D2N2 Employability Framework and its Enterprise Adviser network.

The first D2N2 Enterprise Adviser Network Annual Conference was held on Thursday night (November 23) at the Jurys Inn Hotel, East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, to recognise the success of the EAN and to hear insights from existing Enterprise Advisers Martin Care of Bombardier and Cham Kang of Qinesis.

Delegates heard from speakers including:

  • David Ralph, Chief Executive of the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership;
  • Ian Greenaway, D2N2 LEP Employability Champion and Managing Director of MTM Products of Chesterfield;
  • Will Morlidge of the Careers & Enterprise Company;
  • Berni Dickinson, D2N2 Enterprise Coordinator (for Ashfield and Mansfield in Nottinghamshire), and Director of Marketing and Community Engagement at educational trust Evolve of Mansfield.

The audience also watched a new video, featuring businesses and schools talking about how the Enterprise Adviser Network had benefited them. It can be watched below, or on the D2N2 LEP YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvYQSUARktk

D2N2’s vision is to match Enterprise Advisers to all schools, specialist schools and colleges across its area.

Katrina Woodward, D2N2 Commissioning Manager for Skills and Employability, said: “The Enterprise Adviser Network has been a great success and we are looking to do more. Both businesses and schools say how rewarding they have found getting involved.

“Our first Annual Conference was a great way to say ‘thank you’ to those who’ve given up their time for free to make this initiative work.”

For more information about the D2N2 Enterprise Adviser Network, or to register an interest in joining or find contact details for your area’s Enterprise Coordinator, go to web link

http://www.d2n2schools.co.uk/d2n2-ean

The Employability Framework, launched by D2N2 in 2015, is a shared language between young people and business and represents ten goals for young people to aspire to in readiness for the world of work. The Framework is being delivered in the D2N2 area through the Enterprise Adviser Network. 

The work of Enterprise Coordinators and the Enterprise Adviser Network is overseen by the D2N2 Skills and Employment Commission, to ensure they’re having an impact on helping young people with career ambitions and meeting targets.

For More Information on the above release, please contact:

Sean Kirby

D2N2 Communications Manager

01159 578749

sean.kirby@d2n2lep.org

 D2N2 logo CMYK

Sam Burbage

D2N2 Social Media and Marketing Officer

01159 578254

sam.burbage@d2n2lep.org

Find us on:

TwitterLinkedInGoogle+FacebookYoutube

Latest News & Events

19 July 2024

Local business support boosted with launch of Early Stage Angel Investment Fund

Read Article

21 June 2024

Spotlight on our Board: Scott Knowles, Chief Executive, East Midlands Chamber, on the D2N2 LEP transition and East Midlands devolution

Read Article

11 June 2024

The D2N2 LEP staff team joins the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA)

Read Article

07 June 2024

Becky Rix, Marketing Director at Roadgas, explains why Roadgas is a proud member of the East Midlands Hydrogen Consortium

Read Article

05 June 2024

Spotlight on our Board: D2N2 LEP Board Member Natasha Johnson, Director of Partnerships at Global Entrepreneurs UK

Read Article

05 June 2024

Free Expert Business Advice and Support available through East Midlands Chamber’s Accelerator Programme

Read Article

03 June 2024

Spotlight on our Board: D2N2 LEP Board Member Professor Edward Peck CBE, Vice-Chancellor and President, Nottingham Trent University

Read Article

24 May 2024

Focus on the East Midlands: our time is NOW!

Read Article

24 May 2024

D2N2 LEP CEO, Will Morlidge, shares our East Midlands Hydrogen ambitions at UKREiiF

Read Article

24 May 2024

East Midlands Freeport and Freeport East Sign Green Freight Corridor Initiative at UKREiiF

Read Article

Get in touch.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up
Address

D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership
8 Experian Way
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG2 1EP

Social

Our Partners