Enterprise Advisors needed to support local schools

Gloucestershire’s Local Enterprise Partnership, GFirst LEP, and GFutures are championing skills development and helping to close the skills gap in the county, by linking the needs of local business market to the education and skills development of the next generation of employees in Gloucestershire.

GFirst LEP and GFutures are looking for local business people to become Enterprise Advisers, who will bring schools and employers closer together. Through Local Enterprise Partnerships across the country, Enterprise Advisors will be part of a national network supporting schools to create powerful and lasting connections with the business community.

Advisers will play a key strategic role in helping schools leaders to develop effective plans that link their education and careers provision to the needs of business and the economy.  Advisors will benefit from local training and opportunities to gain recognition and training at a national level through the Careers & Enterprise Company.

Claudia Harris, Chief Executive of The Careers & Enterprise Company, commented: “It is vitally important that young people have information about the labour market they are entering into, that they understand how the curriculum links to careers, and that they have the necessary support to help them work out an effective plan to enter employment after education. We are hopeful that we can encourage many Gloucestershire businesses to sign up to be an Enterprise Adviser or become part of the network. This network is helping to pair senior business volunteers with schools and colleges to galvanise engagement and develop effective careers and enterprise provisions, and – by making it easy for businesses, schools and colleges to work together – we are helping make sure all young people have multiple encounters with businesses that inspire and motivate them about their future careers before they leave education.”

An Enterprise Adviser will be able to communicate at a senior level in schools and able to commit on average half a day per month. If you are interested in becoming an Enterprise Adviser and helping Gloucestershire grow as a county, please contact Katherine Johnson: katherine.johnson@gfutures.co.uk.