Welcome to First Partnership

Young people of all ages learn best by direct experiences. Activities, which bridge the gap between education and employment, open up possibilities, opportunities and challenges. They bring relevance to subjects studied at school and help develop important employability skills such as communication, teamwork and problem solving.

Such activities are termed Work-Related Learning (WRL) and are being recognised by the government as increasingly important. From September 2004 work-related learning became a statutory entitlement for all students at key stage 4 (for 14-16 year olds), but these types of experiences also need to happen at a younger age when attitudes are being formed.

Employers can help in many ways such as:

• Hosting work experience placements
• Providing speakers for schools or colleges
• Acting as a mentor for a student
• Setting and judging enterprise and business challenges
• Developing or enhancing curriculum activities and resources
• Hosting visits to the workplace
• Helping with interview skills and CV preparation
• Providing Professional Development Placement opportunities for teachers

First Partnership bring business and education together. In order to be successful we are always looking for new pro-active businesses to get involved, to find out more email us at enquiries@firstpartnership.com