Career Ready

Career Ready Programme Two year, structured programme Mentoring by an employee of a business partner Masterclasses delivered by a business partner Workplace visits Paid four week Internship during Summer 2019 Graduation Event in Spring 2020

Career Ready Students A suitable candidate for the Career Ready Programme is:- Planning to stay on at school for S5 and S6. Is available to accept the 4 week continuous internship in summer 2019. Is studying between 1 and 3 subjects at Higher in S5 with at least 1 in a STEM subject and probably similar in S6.

Outline Plan – S5 Programme Launch Event – Meet your Mentor School Launch – Parents / Students / Mentors 3 Masterclasses in S5 – delivered by business partners 5 meetings with mentor – where possible at their workplace Workplace Internship

Outline Plan – S6 Reconnection event in school for parents / students / mentors and school coordinator 5 Meetings with mentor 3 Masterclasses, delivered by business partner Graduation Event

Benefits of Involvement Partnership with business – insight into the world of work Raise aspirations – mentoring encourages “can-do” attitude Builds confidence and develops key transferable skills - employability skills Helps youngsters make informed and enhanced career choices Helps build networks for now and the future Get an insight into different careers and different career paths Helps with applications for college, university, or employment Bridges the gap between school and the world of work

Mentoring Meetings throughout programme approx. every 4-6 weeks Where possible, meetings at mentor’s workplace Students arrange meetings and organise transport for themselves Meetings – around 60-90 minutes E-mail/phone contact as needed Support during internship

The Internship Last week of term and first 3 weeks of Summer holidays Students undergo interview prior to placement Job descriptions created for each internship Opportunity to learn about all aspects of an organisation Helps develops skills – communication, use of IT, problem-solving, time-management, working with others….

Current Career Ready Students We have 8 students who just left S6 who recently graduated We have 5 students in S5 partway through the programme. Any questions then speak directly to me or any of them

Meldrum Application Timeline Formal application to be completed electronically To be completed by Thursday 28th June Interview Will take place between Monday 2nd and Thursday 5th July Confirmation of places cannot be finalised until September.