What is it?
A partnership which encourages close working between local businesses and schools.
What can if offer local businesses and employers?
- the opportunity to create links with your future workforce
- an involvement in developing the skills of your future workforce
- the opportunity to network with other local employers and share information about workforce issues
What can it offer students?
- an insight into how local businesses function
- the opportunity to gain an understanding of the employment and enterprise
- opportunities available in Eden
- preparation for the world of work
The range of activities organised by Eden Education Business Partnership that any local business can get involved in include:
- Professional Development Days and Teacher Placements
- Schools in Business Samuel Kings and Appleby Grammar School
- Work Experience (for students)
- Mock Interviews (for students)
- Business Visits and business based projects
Participating companies include Bells of Lazonby, Well Well Well, Armstrong Watson, Cumberland Building Society, Westmorland Ltd., North Lakes Hotel, Cranstons and Appleby Heritage Centre.
The partnership is currently seeking businesses from the following sectors:
- Leisure and Tourism
- Engineering
- Information and Communication Technology
If you would like your business to benefit from any of the wide range of activities organised by Eden Education Business Partnership
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Contact: Anne Catterson, Eden EBP Development Manager
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Telephone: 015395 63430 Fax: 015395 63230
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Email: admin@cbec.co.uk
Further information can also be found on the Cumbria Business Education Consortium website http://www.cbec.co.uk/
