Helping connect young people with employers to better prepare them for the World of Work
School engagement
Raise your industry awareness or promote your opportunities by engaging with groups of young people.
Work
Experience
Welcome a pupil on a flexible or a week-long placement to learn more about your business and assist with tasks to gain CV skills.
Young Person’s
Guarantee
Gain new ideas and insight from a generationally diverse team. Help with recruitment, retention and succession planning.
School engagement
School engagement is one way to support our young people with the transition into the World of Work and we are delighted we can play a small part. This can be achieved through attending career events, supporting mock interviews, hosting a workplace visit, directly inputting into the curriculum, engaging with teachers or setting a real-life business task.
Work Experience
A work placement is a rich and important learning experience for a young person. Pupils will gain meaningful exposure to the world of work and whilst help them to plan their future career. As part of the school work experience placement programme, you would have the option to host a young person on a week-long work experience placement or on a flexible extended work experience placement, for example a number of hours on 1 or 2 days per week over an extended period of weeks or months.
Young Person’s Guarantee
The Young Persons Guarantee, initiated by the Scottish Government, serves as a distinguished platform for employers dedicated to the empowerment of young people. Employers can select from 5 core ‘Asks’, which serve as guiding principles. Many employers have utilised the YPG as evaluative tool, effectively influencing forthcoming development strategies. You can access detailed information for employers on the Young Persons Guarantee below.
Innovative Projects
DYW Ayrshire are proud to fund and support over 120 Innovative Projects across Ayrshire schools and the community. These projects represent a variety of sectors and help young people get hands on experience in an area of their interest, enhancing their chances of future employment.
Marketing Support
DYW Ayrshire can help you promote your offers to our local young people. Offers can be sent directly to schools, our partners and promoted on the DYW Ayrshire social media platforms. If this would benefit your business, our Marketing and Communications Officer would be happy to help.
