Ask most local school, college or university students to name an engineering or manufacturing business they know and would like to work for, and what do you think they would say?
Would they name your company?
You’d certainly hope so, given employer brand awareness is pivotal in helping you to attract the next generation of engineers into your early careers pipeline.
But if not, what can you do about it?
Here, we explain in 3 simple steps how the Next Gen Makers model will help you to:
1) Get relevant local students to understand WHO you are, WHAT you do and HOW they could start a career with your business
2) Position your business as an employer of choice for engineering apprenticeships
All part of a national initiative that helps to inspire the next generation into the sector and future proof British industry.
Step 1: Helping you to create awareness
Feature in our Excellent Employer Careers Platform
Next Gen Makers run a national Engineering Careers Platform for schools & colleges, which signposts to great employers for engineering apprenticeships.
We create a bespoke school & college network around your business and these schools get access to the platform to inform, inspire and signpost students to employers like you locally to them…
Step 2: Replicate smart & successful Outreach
Follow our best practice School Outreach Action Plan, found within our Engineering Apprenticeships: Best Practice Programme
Lots of companies nail school engagement. They also say that this significantly boosts their next gen talent pipelines.
The clever way doesn’t need to take a huge amount of time or effort either. By learning what successful companies do, we’ve templated their approaches into an easy to follow Action Plan, which ANY company has the resources to achieve…
Step 3: Differentiate & elevate your employer brand
Get your scheme validated with our Engineering Apprenticeships: Employer Accreditation
Our national Accreditation is the UK’s first and only employer Accreditation that recognises great employers specifically for Engineering Apprenticeships. Backed by our strategic partner the national manufacturing organisation Make UK.
90% of the Accreditation process is based on feedback from your existing Engineering Apprentices. So if you feel your Apprentices are getting a great experience in your scheme, why not get recognition for that?