Employers and Volunteers
Cornerstone Employers
Cornerstone Employers are a flagship group of businesses of every size, shape, type and sector who transform the lives of young people in their area.
Celebrated by government, Cornerstone Employers work with networks of schools and colleges to improve careers education, make sure key skills for their sector are understood by teachers and education leaders, inspire students, champion jobs in their local area, and have a direct route into potential new employees living on their doorstep.
Cornerstone Employers tell us that giving back to their local community through this programme does everything from making their recruitment more effective, to making their talent pipeline stronger, and ensuring their connection to local people is deeper. But more specifically, it can help your business to:
- Support schools to weave careers into the curriculum, ensure young people are prepared for the world of work, and guide the skills that they will need
- Build a network of employers in the region and in your sector, to influence and inspire more young people to enter your industry, collaborate with like-minded businesses and have greater collective impact
- Give back to your local community, and make sure the most disadvantaged young people get the support they need to reach their potential when they leave education and enter the world of work
- Increase employee engagement, developing key skills
- Fill skills gaps
Heart of the South West Careers Hub Cornerstone Employers Group currently consists of the following:
- BAM
- Babcock
- Core Highways
- Cosmic
- Devon County Council
- EDF – Hinkley Point
- Gregory Distribution
- Met Office
- Mole Valley Farmers
- NFU
- NHS Somerset
- NHS University Hospitals Plymouth
- Plymouth Argyle Community Trust
- Santander
- Wessex Water
- Yeo Valley
Find out more – contact Nicky Henderson