top of page
How to get involved as a
Business
An opportunity to connect with young people in your community
Project Can Do is an enterprise education programme that gives young people in the UK the chance to learn about the world of work by connecting them with organisations in their local community.
Our local business partners play a vital role in our programmes. Students who graduate from our programme repeatedly tell us how transformational our business partnerships are in terms of their personal and professional development.
We are seeking partnerships with local businesses to support our programme by providing guest speakers, real-world case studies or live project, and helping us to create a professional learning environment in the classroom.
Key outcomes
-
Helps young people to thrive in society and the modern world of work.
-
Supports, advises and inspires young people on their early career paths.
-
Re-engages students with the education system.
-
Provides hope to young people in more deprived communities.
-
Connects young people to local opportunities and pathways.
-
Reduces the possibility of a young person ever becoming NEET.
-
Enables businesses to nurture a unique and highly skilled pool of local talent.
-
Inspires the next generation of business leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs.
-
Raises awareness of the wide variety of roles within particular industries.
-
Allows organisations to achieve measureable impact in local communities.
Significant impact for young people
and your business
The uniqueness of our programme comes from our partnership with businesses like yours. By working with us your business will have the opportunity to achieve the following outcomes:
-
Play your part as an anchor organisation in your community and raise the standard of living among local young people from low-income families.
-
Give young people in your local community the chance to reach their full potential by helping them discover their passions and purpose and inspiring them to raise their aspirations.
-
Ensure that your talent pipeline begins with a set of behaviours and skills relevant to your business today - and crucially, tomorrow.
This programme is also a great opportunity for your staff to achieve personal impact through direct engagement with our students:
-
Offering practical career advice, as well as supporting students with their CV's and interview skills.
-
Inspiring our students with their own career stories and experiences.
-
Increasing awareness and raising aspirations by introducing our students to specific job roles and career paths that they might not have previously considered.
How to get involved
Sponsor our programmes in your local community
We offer three sponsorship options to keep our partnerships as simple as possible.
Please contact us if you would like to discuss more bespoke support packages.
PARTNER
£5,000
Provides funding for 1 programme
Named sponsor on all teaching material
Supports up to 30 young people
Up to 5 guest speaker slots
5 tickets to the final presentation day
CHAMPION
£10,000
Provides funding for 2 programmes
Named sponsor on all teaching material
Supports up to 60 young people
Up to 10 guest speaker slots
10 tickets to the final presentation day
BENEFACTOR
£15,000
Provides funding for 3 programme
Named sponsor on all teaching material
Supports up to 90 young people
Up to 15 guest speaker slots
15 tickets to the final presentation day
We have a waiting list of schools all over the UK waiting for their Project Can Do programme to be activated by a local sponsor.
If we don't already have a school near you on our waiting list, we'll contact the school nearest to you and begin the partnership process.
All of our sponsors will be provided with an impact report upon completion of the programme, as well as photos that can used in your social media, newsletters or internal communications.
We encourage our sponsors to consider supporting our programmes for three years.
Become one of our Pioneer Partners!
It takes between four to six weeks and requires an immediate investment of £8,000 to establish our programmes in a new region.
By making a one-off donation of £8,000 you would be enabling us to develop partnerships with ten new schools, and kick-starting the process of setting up Project Can Do for up to 300 young people each year.
Pioneer Partner funding allows us to reduce the year-on-year programme costs to schools and allows us to achieve results quickly and effectively.
Pioneer Partners are granted access to one of our Enterprise Hubs and will have their branding featured on all learning material in every school in that region for one year.
PIONEER PARTNER
£8,000
Contact us today to find out more
Provide us with guest speakers
Guest speakers bring our weekly workshops to life. They help us to provide context to the learning, provide inspiration, raise aspirations and play a vital role in the development of our students.
It doesn't cost any money to provide guest speakers for our workshops. All we need is the following:
-
Individuals who are willing to share their career and/or life stories with our students.
-
To attend one or more of our weekly workshops, on-site at a local school.
-
Provide us with a fifteen to twenty minute talk (with or without slides).
-
To stay with us for the remainder of the session (approximately one hour in total) to get to know the students better and to help facilitate some of the group activities.
-
Be willing for our students to contact them after the session via email if they have any further questions.
Your staff do not need to obtain CRB clearance as they will always be accompanied by our own staff members.
All career stories are interesting to our students.
Your staff do not need any particular training to support our students but we are happy to provide a brief classroom management coaching session if requested.
Guest speakers play a vital role in the development of our students simply by showing up. It should not be underestimated how transformational it is to spend one hour in the classroom with these young people.
Join one of our Enterprise Hubs
Our Enterprise Hubs are a network of local organisations connected by a passion for improving the lives of young people in their local community.
If you're not ready to sponsor one of our programmes but still want to achieve some impact with young people in your local community, then joining one of our Enterprise Hubs is a great option.
For £2000 per year, we'll add you to your nearest regional Hub and connect you to the other Enterprise Hub members via email. We'll send you a regular newsletter with information and updates from the Project Can Do programmes operating in your region, and connect you to any students who might benefit from an introduction to your organisation.
You'll also be given the opportunity to help shape the future of our school programmes. Once a year, we'll host either a virtual or in-person roundtable event with all of the organisations in your local area. During this roundtable discussion, you'll have the chance to let us know about the following:
-
Challenges you're facing when recruiting new local talent.
-
Skill gaps in your industry.
-
Specific skills or aptitudes that would provide young people with a better chance of employment at your organisation.
-
Any support you might need in attracting and retaining top young talent.
-
If you need support in setting up work experience or apprenticeship programmes.
By providing this information, we can do our best to ensure that young people in your community are given the opportunity to develop the skills needed to succeed in your industry.
We can also help you understand what young people are looking for when seeking local employment, as well as the factors that might deter them from approaching work in your industry.
We can also provide you with support to help set up work experience or apprenticeship programmes.
We are currently looking for businesses to join us in the following regions:
-
Edinburgh
-
Newcastle
-
Liverpool
-
Sheffield + Barnsley
-
Nottingham + Mansfield
-
London
-
Maidstone
Please get in touch with us if you'd like to join an Enterprise Hub in any of these areas.
Book us to give a talk or presentation
We have staff members, advisors and experts in business and education who can give engaging and informative talks about our work in the business and enterprise education space.
Hosting us at your event is a great way for your network to learn more about what we do, and is incredibly helpful for us to raise awareness of the key issues surrounding our mission.
Our team can also help you to plan and organise an event at your offices, places of worship, school, university or community centre.
Get in touch to find out more using our contact button below.
bottom of page