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SkillstreeIn the future where will you find the skills your business needs?
The Skillstree is an initiative to raise the skills and aspirations of tomorrows workforce. We want to inspire young people into a vast range of careers, up-skill young people and help young people to develop the employability skills to help them to be work ready and reach their aspirations. |
Invest in the Skillstree
The Skillstree provides a one-point of contact for businesses and organisations to work with local schools. It empowers businesses/organisations to be proactive in supporting young people to develop the skills and raise aspirations.
By being part of the Skillstree businesses/organisations can develop their long-term recruitment plan and overcome recruitment issues.
By being part of the Skillstree businesses/organisations can develop their long-term recruitment plan and overcome recruitment issues.
These are the areas the Skillstree indirectly helps companies whilst also supporting the work of Basingstoke Consortium's projects and services that young people otherwise would not have access to.
"Girls and boys hold stereotypical views about male and female careers by age 7."
There is now evidence that starting early is the best way forward. Not in terms of primary children making career choices but it is about helping to raise their aspirations and understanding that there may well be a world and opportunities beyond the one they currently live in.
The more encounters with role models and experience with industry young people have throughout their time at school the higher the impact they will have. |
"Around half of organisations (47%) say they are not as agile as they need to be due to a lack of skills."
The UK is facing a skills shortage crisis in many industries in particular STEM. Employers need to take steps to shore up their own skills pipeline for the future.
The more businesses in industries with skills gaps that work with schools the more exposure young people will have to the industry and the more opportunities businesses will have to inspire them into their industry. |
"Your employer brand is your employer reputation. Whether candidates know about you, decide to join you – or someone else – is often down to their view of you."
You can develop your employer branding by providing opportunities and working with young people gives them an understanding of your business and what it has to offer.
It can be difficult to attract young people to apply for job roles in your organisation as for many businesses young people may not have been their target audience for their product so they have no knowledge of it. |
"56% of businesses are not satisfied with young people's work experience, 50% are not satisfied with young people's communication skills and 50% are not satisfied with young people's analysis skills."
With two thirds of businesses believing secondary schools are not effective for preparing young people for work.
Often young people don't get the opportunity to talk and develop their communication skills outside of their family, school and friends. With the school curriculum full it's important businesses invest in the Skillstree to help provide the employability skills young people need. |
"Over one-third of 15-16-year-olds career interests lie in just 10 occupations. By the age of 16 many students have a clear idea of a career path they want to take."
How can a young person be whatever they want to be if they don't know what is out there. Young people's career aspirations are most influenced by who they know.
When leaving school at age 16 young people are faced with the tough decision to choose what A Levels, apprenticeships and other qualifications they are going to take which will give them the skills for their first steps into work. It is important they understand the careers available and the pathways they can take. |
"64% of employers spent more on recruitment than the past to find applicants with the right skills."
More education is needed on what jobs in different industries actually entail, the skills required and the routes in to the sector.
It is about businesses looking to develop recruitment processes by looking at their future talent pipeline and it's important they start this from an early age. Investing in the Skillstree could save your organisation money in the future. |
Platinum SponsorBecome Basingstoke Consortium's Headline Sponsor by being the Basingstoke Consortium's Skillstree Platinum Sponsor.
Being a Platinum Sponsor gives your business the chance to be at the forefront of workforce development ideas and be proactive in helping to address current and future skills gaps. It puts your business at the heart of the annual Skillstree Challenge: a unique opportunity to market test the business ideas with the next generation of employers and service users. You'll be sponsoring 80 young people to take part in employability activities: raising their aspiration, awareness of local economy and practical knowledge of what it takes to get a job. You'll have staff development opportunities: your team can take part in business workshops which will enhance and test communication, team work and project management skills. |
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Gold SponsorBecoming Basingstoke Consortium Skillstree gold sponsor is a great way for your business to be involved in ensure your next generation of future employees and young people have the right skills for the future..
You will be sponsoring 60 young people to take part in employability activities: raising their aspiration, awareness of local economy and practical knowledge of what it takes to get a job. You'll have staff development opportunities: your team can take part in business workshops which will enhance and test communication, team work and project management skills. |
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AWE is proud to be a Skillstree gold supporter. Having worked with Basingstoke Consortium for over seven years, AWE has developed a strong relationship with local schools and colleges, and extended its reach to support students and teachers.
With a particular focus on programmes designed to raise the profile of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), AWE dedicates significant staff time to help young people learn about the practical business applications of these subjects. AWE's focus will be on encouraging girls to consider STEM as a career route. In addition, business mentoring will be offered to post-16 college students, and staff will help Queen Mary's College develop its innovative 'STEM Sellers' programme, where college students engage young learners in practical learning. This year AWE will also work with the Consortium to develop a 'technology in business' conference and offer secondary school students a chance to learn more about AWE in the annual borough-wide business challenge. |
Silver SponsorBecoming Basingstoke Consortium Skillstree silver sponsor you will be supporting young people to develop employability skills and gain an understanding of the world of work.You will be given the opportunity to inspire them into your industry and educate them about the skills required in your workforce.
You will be sponsoring 40 young people to take part in employability activities: raising their aspiration, awareness of local economy and practical knowledge of what it takes to get a job. You'll have staff development opportunities: your team can take part in business workshops which will enhance and test communication, team work and project management skills. |
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The University of Winchester has been a valued partner for many years, working with us on a variety of programmes and supporting events.
Its support for Skillstree enabled us to add a new event to our programme - Step into Journalism. The University provided 40 workshop places for students to spend the day at the Winchester campus, where they had a speed networking session with journalists and a radio producer, who talked about their career paths, motivation and experiences. The students then took part in interactive workshops, using the radio rooms and studios. They thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and feedback was excellent. The event was so popular that we now run it annually. The University has also gained support with work placements for international students. Each year staff from the University take part in the post-16 enterprise conference. |
Associate MemberBecome an Associate Member to help us to raise the aspirations of young people, inspire them into a vast range of careers, educate them on the opportunities available and upskill them.
You will be sponsoring young people to take part in employability activities: raising their aspiration, awareness of local economy and practical knowledge of what it takes to get a job. |
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Play Your PartBy businesses and organisations investing in Skillstree Basingstoke Consortium is able to provide more opportunities to connect young people to the world of work across Hampshire.
If you can't afford the any of the sponsorship packages but want to help young people by supporting the Skillstree please do contact us to find out how we can work together. It could be a donation of services to support the running of Basingstoke Consortium, your staff volunteering at our events or donating venue space for our events. |
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