| Talented students at schools and colleges in Manchester are being connected to future employers helping to cultivate new opportunities as they look to enter the workforce. |
| The BREE (Building Relationships with Employers and Educators) project has been launched by Manchester City Council to bring together employers, educators and students to help them succeed in their future career path. The first opening event was held in the city on Wednesday, 30 October, where representatives from businesses, schools and colleges were present to celebrate the initiative alongside the Council Leader Cllr Bev Craig, as well as partner organisations and stakeholders. As the Council works towards Manchester becoming accredited as a Child Friendly City, it is important the city develops these relationships to give young people the best possible start in life, helping to develop skills and talent that will help them succeed in the years to come. Businesses across Manchester are being called to join the project and lend their expertise and voice to growing this community, and establish strong bonds between the education sector and further work and training. It is a simple process, completed via a form on the Council’s website. Councillor John Hacking, Executive Member for Skills, Employment and Leisure said: “We know how important it is to provide young people the options and pathways to a future career. Whether it is sparking interest in a trade or sector, to showing what extra training is on offer for them we want to ensure there are no doors left unopened for school and university leavers. “Work and Skills is a hugely important part of the work the Council does, working in tandem with our wider economic strategy, we want to see more people getting into well-paying jobs, helping to grow our city and economy in an inclusive and progressive way.” |