1. Career Ready

2. 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 2018
Graduation Event in Spring 2019

3. 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 2018.
Is studying between 1 and 3 subjects at Higher in S5 with at least 1 in a STEM subject and probably similar in S6.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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 minutes
/phone contact as needed
Support during internship

8. 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….

9. Current Career Ready Students
We have 5 students who just left S6 who recently graduated
We have 9 students in S5 partway through the programme.
Any questions then speak directly to me or any of them

10. Meldrum Application Timeline
Formal application to be completed electronically
To be completed by Friday 16th June
Interview
Will take place between Monday 19th and Tuesday 27th June
Confirmation of places cannot be finalised until September.