EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WEST BERKSHIRE LIMITED

EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WEST BERKSHIRE LIMITED is a registered charity that has been designing and delivering engaging ways for employers and young people to come together for over 30 years. The principal activity of the company is to advance the education and training of young people, pupils and students in Berkshire, Wiltshire, Hampshire & south Oxfordshire with particular regard to the development of commercial and business skills and methods and other related matters. Each year they work with over 23,000 young people to deliver a wide range of initiatives designed to build confidence, raise aspirations and help them to successfully prepare to enter the world of work. They work in partnership with around 1,500 businesses whose involvement with their activities often supports their own Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals. They help businesses attract applicants into apprenticeships, graduate programmes or direct entry roles, address skills shortages, inspire students to enter a career in their sector, improve the employability skills of young people, host work experience students, and gain feedback/insight from young people. In addition, involvement with EBP enables employers to improve employee engagement by offering volunteering opportunities as well as enhancing and developing employees skills through mentoring and coaching.