Creative Learning Programmes Ltd. is seeking companies that can offer a five-weeks work placement to Erasmus+ students coming from Italy to Edinburgh in May 2018.

The host employer will gain a valuable team member without incurring any expense as those (wages-insurance) are covered by the scheme.

The students are graduating in the following fields:

• Forestry and agriculture: 10 students; From 20/5 to 23/06 2018.
• Hospitality; Cookery; Pastry; Food & drink; Languages; Marketing; Business admin; Travel and Tourism: 14 students; From 21/05 to 25/06 2018.

We would require companies to provide them with a certificate at the end of the training period (which we provide ready to sing), monitor the apprentices’ progress and potentially provide them with a Reference letter.

If you are interested, please contact us at: studies@clp-edu.uk

For more information on hosting an apprentice, visit the website for view a booklet here.

Record numbers of Scottish school children are set to benefit from an award-winning employability skills programme, as Esh Border Construction’s Building My Skills launches for the third academic year.

The initiative, which will engage 42 businesses and 2,000 students from 14 secondary schools across Scotland, brings together pupils and employers.

Its aim is to offer students a well-rounded introduction to the world of work, equip them with valued employability skills, and deliver relevant and worthwhile advice from real business people.

Simon Philips, Managing Director, of Esh Border Construction said:

“It is wonderful to have such a wide variety of delivery partners on board for this year’s programme.

“The ethos of Esh Border Construction is very much rooted in the ideal of giving back to the communities in which we operate. That is why ‘Added Value’ programmes, such as Building My Skills, play such an important role in our delivery.

“We are extremely proud of the initiative and it has been truly wonderful to see how it has grown in Scotland. Special thanks should go to our valued delivery partners, our Added Value team, and of course the participating schools and their ever eager pupils.”

Darush Dodds, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Added Value at Esh, said:

“The collaborative nature of Building My Skills is what makes it such a unique offering and we’re very excited by this year’s programme. It is great to see so many businesses on board as we look to deliver worthwhile quality careers information to the workforce of the future.”

Students from schools across the Central Belt, Fife, the Lothians, and Borders will receive five 45minute sessions from a range of business sectors, delivered across the academic year

Businesses taking part include: Edinburgh Airport, Peace Recruitment, Jewson, Peter Brett Associates, Contract Scotland, Kwik Fit, NHS Borders, Dyslexia Scotland, Fife Council, and Rabbie’s Tours.

Each session is delivered by a different business guest who will provide an insight into their career path, their sector, valued employability skills and support the completion of a ‘checkpoint’.

The scheme is backed by the Developing Young Workforce (DYW) programme – which aims to better prepare children and young people aged 3–18 for the world of work.

Jen Henderson, Programme Manager with DYW said:

“The Building My Skills programme provides a fantastic forum to develop the employability of students. The programme is delivered by a community of business partners who, by the wide array of businesses and sectors they represent, also offer a diverse breadth of insights which we haven’t seen before. DYW Forth Valley are really excited to be part of this and supporting Esh and the business partners to grow and develop our future workforce in Scotland.”

Students who successfully complete the programme will be invited to the regional mock interview day – where they will be put through their paces by a local employer.

The scheme, which is now underway, has received national plaudits including nomination in the CSR category at the flagship Scottish Business Awards, Business in the Community’s coveted ‘National Big Tick for Education Partnership’, and CECA National Inspiring Education National awards.

Companies wishing to take part in Building My Skills can contact addedvalue@esh.uk.com for more information.

A message from the University of Edinburgh Business School;

We are always very interested in reaching out to organisations to engage with them. Engaging with organisations means we are able to get students working on real-life challenges whilst offering the organisations themselves the opportunity to utilise the talent that the university has to offer.

How to Engage

If you would like more detail on any of the information above or indeed, any other engagement you might be interested in then please don’t hesitate to get in touch: Tom Parnell (tom.parnell@ed.ac.uk)