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As an employer, working with young people and schools can help:
- ensure a better prepared, more knowledgeable young person as an employee
- you gain a more effective way to recruit for the future
- with potential marketing and PR opportunities
- provide your company with fresh thinking that may help with company problems
- young people develop work-relevant skills and an understanding of how businesses operate.
Working with education offers you the opportunity to address issues with recruitment, retaining staff and the preservation of skills within your industry.
Providing young people with access, knowledge and experience of the world of work allows young people to develop skills that are valued by employers so they can enter the workforce with more relevant skills and an understanding of work.