Employer opportunities

Whilst you can find information and support like grants from here, we also have opportunities for you to actively contribute to skills development and wider Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.

Email the Employer Engagement Team to find out more

Solihull’s Youth Trailblazer​

​Solihull's Youth Trailblazer offers a financial contribution to employers in return for providing work placements or employment opportunities to local young people. We will match your opportunities with young people aged 18-21 based on the skills needs of your business. Up to £5,000 is available for a paid role at or above national living wage, or £1,500 for a work experience placement. We will support you throughout the placement.​

​​Email us to find out more.​

Solihull Careers Hub

Enterprise Advisers

Enterprise Advisers (EA’s) are volunteers that work directly with Careers Leaders and Senior Leadership of schools and colleges to develop careers programmes.

EA’s utilise their business experience and professional networks to ensure the careers strategy is effective and puts opportunities with local employers at the heart of a young person’s education. EA’s help schools and colleges to identify their priorities, focus their efforts and allows them to expand their employer network.

Do you want to join our team of EAs? Email us to find out more.

Cornerstone Employers

Cornerstone Employers provide strategic support to the Hub and the schools and colleges, investing time and resource to benefit young people.  Working with other Cornerstone Employers, they share best practice and collaborate to meet the need of the schools and colleges.

Do you want to become a Cornerstone Employer? Email us or refer to this page to find out more.

Work Experience 

Good quality work experience can help young people make informed decisions for their careers. You can better understand your future workforce or customer groups in the borough to improve your products or services. Find out more about modern work experience from the Careers & Enterprise Company. 

Introducing your business to schools 

You can start connecting with young people through delivering careers talks, supporting careers fairs, mock interviews or CV reviews. This will help them get a better understanding of your company and inspire them to work in your sector. Explore the various ways to engage with education. 

Engagement opportunities 

You can educate and inspire your future workforce in the borough through hosting site tours, workshops on employability skills and skills development and facilitating interactions between teachers or young people with industry professionals.  

Have a look at the different levels of engagement with schools from this flyer.  

You may also have a look at employer standards from the Careers & Enterprise Company. 

School partnership 

By committing to work with a school collaboratively, you can achieve mutual goals for your business and the partnering school. Not only can you contribute to the careers education provision at school, but also better understand the younger generation through interactions and conversations. 

Access to training to transform your workforce 

To help employers and schools to develop their skills to future-proof their workforce, Solihull Careers Hub can refer or signpost professionals to training including Continuing professional development (CPD) courses.