Set up or join your local business group to tackle local issues in partnership

Share senior management experience with a start-up business or participate in the Young Enterprise scheme (www.young-enterprise.org.uk)

Have a policy of sourcing from local suppliers wherever possible

Committing to recruit locally

Donate materials/resources to support classroom activities

Become a school governor

Support local schools/colleges by offering student awards for educational achievement

Promote employment in the region, by working with Local Authroity Partnerships

Take pre-16 year-old students on work experience placements (eg for a 2 week block)

Provide work tasters (eg in a block or day a week) for young people considering a specific career.

Participate in career days with/for local schools to help young people aspire to local job opportunities/careers

Offer the opportunity for staff to improve their literacy, language and numeracy skills

Provide disability awareness training to staff, to include positive messages around the employability and spending power of people with disabilities and new legislation (Disability Act 2004)

Train, develop and up skill staff to enable education acheivement of NVQ level 2 and above.

Achieve the national standard of good practice for the training and the development of your employees to achieve business goals, ie "Investors in People" status

Participate in the Shell STEP programme (www.step.org.uk) and provide project based work for undergraduates

Participate in the Young Chamber scheme with students(www.youngchamber.com) that helps connect business and education

Intermediate

Advanced