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Welcome to My Choice Swansea, your gateway to connecting with local schools and providing valuable career experiences for students. Our platform helps businesses like yours engage with schools, offering work placements, career talks, and industry insights that shape the future workforce.

Support Career Education in Schools

By partnering with My Choice Swansea, your business can offer students real-world experiences that help them understand various career paths. Whether through:

  • Work Placements & Internships
  • Industry Talks & Guest Speakers
  • Workshops & Masterclasses

These opportunities provide students with practical skills and industry knowledge while benefiting your business by nurturing potential future talent.

Build Strong Connections with Schools

Our platform connects your business with schools looking for external partners to enhance career education. You can easily create a business profile, post opportunities, and find schools in need of work-related learning support. Careers Wales also helps facilitate these connections, ensuring your business reaches the right schools and offers the most relevant career experiences.

Benefits for Your Business

Partnering with My Choice Swansea allows your business to:

  • Engage with Future Talent: Build connections with students who may become your future employees.
  • Enhance Your Reputation: Become known as a supporter of local education and workforce development.
  • Inspire the Next Generation: Shape students’ career choices by offering real-world exposure and mentorship.

Let My Choice Swansea and Careers Wales help you connect with schools and create lasting partnerships that benefit both your business and the community.

Swansea pledge

If you are interested in supporting schools in Swansea – please sign the Swansea pledge here

You can get involved by partnering with local schools or educational organizations. Offer to speak at careers events, set up workplace visits, provide work experience placements, or support specific projects that align with your industry. Careers Wales offers guidance on how businesses can engage with schools, and you can also contact local schools directly to discuss how you can collaborate to provide meaningful career experiences for students.
Supporting schools helps develop a skilled workforce by raising awareness of your industry among young people. It enhances your company’s reputation as a responsible, community-focused business and helps you connect with future talent. Additionally, mentoring or offering work placements can help you identify potential recruits early, ensuring you have a pipeline of skilled workers.
For secondary students, businesses can provide more detailed insights into specific industries, the qualifications needed, and potential career paths. You can do this by offering work placements, hosting career talks or skills workshops, participating in careers fairs, or mentoring students. This not only helps students see the link between their studies and future careers but also allows them to gain practical experience that can guide their decisions.
In primary schools, businesses can engage students through activities like “What’s My Job?” days, where professionals talk about their roles, host fun career-related workshops, or offer school visits to see their work in action. These experiences help young children explore different jobs and develop an early understanding of the wider world of work, sparking curiosity and aspirations.
Supporting schools with careers education helps shape the future workforce by inspiring and preparing young people for the world of work. It also helps businesses build relationships with future talent, ensures students understand the skills and opportunities available in the workforce, and helps to address skills gaps within industries. Your involvement can inspire students and give them practical insights into real-world careers.

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