- More than 340 businesses employing over 1 million people report significant benefits from working directly with education in classrooms across the country.
- 75% report a boost in apprenticeship applicants. 78% say it’s increasing job applications.
- As 73% of firms struggle to fill jobs - 70% say education outreach helping to close skills gaps. Nearly four in ten (37%) say it’s helping cut recruitment costs.
- Health and construction sectors among leaders in outreach in response to acute skills shortages.
Leading employers say their outreach work with schools, colleges and students is delivering direct business benefits – boosting apprenticeships, job applicants and closing skills gaps.
The findings come in the shadow of the British Chambers of Commerce’s latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook which reports nearly three quarters of firms (73%) are struggling to recruit people with the right skills.
342 businesses, who together employ more than 1 million people, have reported on the business benefits and impact of education outreach in a new study published today by the national body for careers education – The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC).
