CBCC

Business & Industry

Building Partnerships

 

Partnerships allow business and industry to:

  • Influence the skills and knowledge of the future workforce.
  • Address skills shortages and meet future skills needs.
  • Support education leaders to make classroom learning more meaningful to their students by connecting this learning to real life applications.
  • Provide opportunities for young people to participate in workplace and community learning.
  • Provide mentoring resources and opportunities.
  • Engage their current workforce in young people’s learning.
  • Provide opportunities for teachers to improve their understanding of the workplace.
  • Contribute to quality career information and advice.
  • Demonstrate a shared responsibility for learning.

 

Why get involved?

Addressing skill shortages

  • Being in a Partnership will allow you to address current and emerging skill needs in your business and industry and provide input into the training of employees of the future.

Creating and enhancing organisational profile within the community

  • Aligning your organisation to support the youth in the community will positively promote your Brand and contribute to your business becoming an “Employer of Choice.”

Recruit the right people

  • Being involved in a Partnership can increase the flow of young people into your industry and your organisations workplace, to overcome the challenges of an aging workforce.

Workplace Diversity

  • Increasing involvement in the community through a Partnership allows you to take advantage of the great diversity in your region, gaining new cultural perspectives and knowledge.

Social Corporate Responsibility

  • Take advantage of your involvement in a Partnership to support youth to produce an overall positive impact on the community in which you operate.

Providing opportunities for your staff to further develop their skills/knowledge

  • Being involved with schools allows staff to gain and enhance their skills, whether it is through mentoring or training.

Access fresh ideas and enthusiasm from students

  • Young people are very creative and enthusiastic about what they do; they can offer many new ideas.

Build Brand awareness

  • Getting involved is a cost effective way to build awareness and a positive reputation for your business.

When Business and Industry get involved in a Partnership it helps fulfil their corporate social responsibility. They are also awarded with recognition through membership of the “Businesses Supporting Youth Network” Club.