Engaging with Education

As an employer, you can help inspire and develop our future workforce. This can be achieved by schools and businesses working together to expose young people to the opportunities and pathways available.

Every business can get involved in many ways:

• Careers Event
• Workplace visit
• Employability Skills
• Business Challenge
• Curricular Input

Our in-house Education Team support primary and secondary schools in engaging with local employers and facilitating these activities.

There are many benefits to supporting Ayrshire schools and getting involved in one of the above activities.

• Develop your skills pipeline
• Raise profile in community
• Give something back

You can view a list of activities taking place from January – June 2025 below:

• Garnock Academy S3 Ex Pupil Career Information event
  Wed 5^th February 2025 9am – 12.45pm
• Largs Academy S4-S6 Careers event
  Thu 6^th February 2025 11am – 3pm
• Carrick Academy S2–S6 Routes & Pathways event
  Fri 21^st February 2025 10.50am – 2.50pm
• Belmont Academy S4 Mock Interviews
  25^th February 2025 (timings TBC)
• Marr College S4&S5 Pathways event
  Fri 28^th February 2025 9.30am – 12.10pm
• Queen Margaret Academy S2 & S3 Pathways event
  Thu 6^th March 2025 8.30am – 11.30am

Staff development tool

• Put young people at the heart of your workforce
• Inspire the younger generation into your sector
• Promote your opportunities and routes/pathways into the sector

For further information on each of these opportunities, download our Employer Engagement Guide.

To get involved or discuss what type of engagement would suit your business best, please contact the team at engage@ayrshire-chamber.org or on 01292 678666.