Career Ready are a social mobility charity at the heart of a network of employers and educators who all believe that every young person, regardless of background, deserves the opportunity to kickstart a rewarding future.

For over 20 years our paid work placements, as part of our post-16 careers programme, have given young people the opportunity to develop vital career skills and employers the chance to attract diverse, local talent;

• 90% of Career Ready students said that their internship helped develop key employability skills

• 70% of students would work for their internship employer

• 80% of internship employers said their Career Ready intern added value to their organisation and

• 72% would hire their intern

Join our event and find out more about:

• Funding for SME’s to help you invest in local young talent through paid internships

• How the programme has helped Career Ready students and the impact their internship has had on them

• The work Career Ready does from our CEO, Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa

• How you can get involved and the benefits of partnering with us

There will also be an opportunity for networking with all the attendees and some of Career Ready’s business volunteers.