For Employers

We can help you connect with young people and help you open new opportunities to improve your business, increase your workforce and build on your current employees’ knowledge and experience.

SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT

We specialise in helping employers engage with their local community. If you are wanting to establish your brand, engage with young people or recruit, engaging with schools is a fantastic way to give something back and get your business known within the future workforce. We offer a range of workshops varying in length that are tailored to your requirements and will help to prepare your employees for school engagement.

OUR HEADLINE EVENTS

Get up to Speed with STEM is a live, annual, one-day showcase event which aims to introduce, inform and inspire students, parents and teachers about the world of work in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing (STEM) sectors. It’s a superb, highly interactive careers showcase which, for over ten years, has promoted STEM-related career opportunities to over 34,000 young people, educators and families from across the Sheffield City Region and beyond.

Bringing young people, educators, scientists and businesses together to explore the future of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) in the South Yorkshire Region. Created by Professor Brian Cox CBE and Lord Andrew Mawson OBE in 2012, the amazing Science Summer School programme aims to make Britain the best place to do science and engineering, by inspiring the UK’s next generation of young scientists, engineers and inventors.

EMPLOYERS TOGETHER FORUM

An employer-led forum to collaborate, share best practice, knowledge and ideas to attract, develop, retain and nurture young talent – helping build the future talent pipeline. The forum meets quarterly and allows you to network with other businesses and find out more about local businesses and exciting events happening in the South Yorkshire region and beyond.

TRAINING

We can provide an array of training programmes to help develop your current employees as mentors for young talent. This does not only help with apprentice retention, but also is a fantastic tool for developing employees and boosting morale.

RECRUITMENT & APPRENTICESHIPS

We can provide tailored support and help you to create connections with local educators and schools enabling you to build links and grow your workforce with young people. We can help with every aspect of apprentice recruitment, from building a bespoke programme to putting you in touch with potential applicants and setting up links with local education providers.

CORPORTATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY

Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy (CSR) refers to the moral and ethical obligations of a company with regards to their employees, the environment, their competitors, the economy, and several other areas of life that its business affects. We can help you create a strategy bespoke to your business, helping to build your reputation and develop your current and future employees.

BESPOKE PROGRAMMES

Wanting to design your own education programme but do not know where to start or do not have the resources and skills to put a programme together? The Work-wise Foundation is happy to support you – just contact us for an initial no obligation conversation. We are currently the official education partner for Vulcan to the Sky Trust and have previously developed and delivered bespoke programmes for… AESSEAL, Gulliver’s, Naylor, Willoughby’s Holiday Homes, Affinity CIC, Rotherham United Community Foundation, AMRC Training Centre, The Sheffield College, CBE+, D2N2. , The Company of Ironmongers