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Employer Engagement

Some of the benefits of working with The Kingswood Partnership

  • A single point of contact
  • Established and shared protocols, systems and strategies
  • Good professional development for your staff
  • Education institutions and employers all working to industry standards
  • Students better informed and prepared for relevant employment sector
  • Employer participation in learning events made easy

UHBristol is a major employer with an extensive Schools Liaison Programme that is supported by Ambassadors from differing professions. The Ambassadors Network is co-ordinated by a Schools Liaison Co-ordinator. UHBristol has been working with Ronnie Ward (Business Links Manager) from The Kingswood Partnership for more than four years.

Ronnie Ward provides UHBristol Schools Liaison Co-ordinator with a single point of contact within The Kingswood Partnership. The impact of this means we work within a very structured format. We know who to contact, there are good communication channels, there is a sharing of appropriate information / resources, there is delivery of relevant events and activities and support and direction is given from one key person. Due to Ronnie’s role, UHBristol works far more closely with schools within The Kingswood Partnership than any other school in and around Bristol.”

Julie Hellens (2008)
Schools Liaison Co-ordinator
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

 

Types of Employer Engagement
 

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Examples of these types of Employer Engagement

  • Industry standards advice: employer examples of professional practice, systems and equipment
  • Mentoring: Pre-16 and Post-16 mentoring through a school managed system
  • Learning partnerships: on and off-site activities, eg. visits, mock interviews
  • Employer presentations: workshops and information supporting assignments and employability skills
  • Work experience: a minimum of 5 days related to the student’s career interests and / or diploma line of learning
  • Resource development: employers help shape assignments and other learning activies through their expert input
  • Employer professional development: employer engagement contributes to industry training opportunities
  • Teacher professional development: job shadowing, industry buddies / mentors

 

For further details please contact Ronnie Ward at rward@sblonline.org.uk