What are the benefits of working with an EBP?
Benefits for employers
- Raises your company or business profile within the local community
- Creates management opportunities for you and your staff
- Helps to improve the quality and preparedness of young people entering the world of work
- Increases motivation of your employees involved in organisation and supervision of work experience
- Develops recruitment channels and raises the profile of career opportunities
- Attracts school leavers to fill local vacancies and help alleviate local skill shortages
- Helps to promote vocational qualifications.
- And of course, it's great fun!
Benefits for students
- Widens their understanding of the world of work
- Helps to develop self-esteem, maturity and flexibility
- Improves their ability to communicate with others and to work as part of a team
- Helps students relate their learning to future employment
- Gives them an understanding of the skills and qualifications needed for work
- Enhances their general education which can be used to help with examination coursework
- Increases their knowledge of education, training and career opportunities
- Raises awareness of how work relates to other aspects of personal life
- Enables them to meet a variety of people