The life chances of far too many young people are still determined by background, not potential. Career Ready exists to change that.
Career Ready is a Scotland and UK-wide social mobility charity working with schools and employers to help young people in school years S5/S6 kick-start their career through their programme of monthly mentoring paired with paid summer internship, giving them access to workplace networks, knowledge and experience that they might not otherwise get.
Helping young people achieve positive post-school destinations and prosper in the world of work
Working in partnership with schools and employers, Career Ready provide young people with the workplace opportunities, experiences, and support they need to kickstart their futures.
“Talent doesn’t have a postcode, yet so many opportunities are limited by where you come from. With your growing support we hope to change this and ensure that young people everywhere can kickstart a great future.”
Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa, Career Ready, CEO
Career Ready is a social mobility charity which was founded in 2002 by leading business figures with a mission: to boost social mobility by empowering young people and giving their talents a platform to flourish by giving them access to workplace networks, knowledge and experience that they wouldn’t otherwise get. Since then, their work has grown across the UK to support supported young people in areas of need.
Career Ready currently supports over 2,000 young people in 242 schools and colleges, in partnership with over 400 employers and over 2,000 volunteers.
Find out more in the 2023 Impact Report
Career Ready work with their network of 100s of schools and employers across 18 Scotland Local Authorities (and further regions across England) to boost the social mobility of young people in school years S5/S6 by kick-starting their career through their programme of monthly mentoring paired with paid workplace experience.
Career Ready aim to consistently support over 1,000 young people across Scotland each year. Here’s how you can help achieve this.
Make a direct impact in your community by providing life-changing mentors, each accompanied by a four-week paid internship, for young people.
Career Ready rely on financial contributions to generate the £1 million they need to deliver their work each year across Scotland. There are a range of ways you can support them with this. As a business, you can donate. Or, you and your colleagues can show your support as fundraisers. Every little helps.
The bigger their network, the greater their impact. Talk to Career Ready about introducing them to people and business in your network who may share their ambition of transforming young lives.
So much of the organisation’s work is enabled by behind-the-scenes support form partners who contribute in a myriad of ways. From providing venues for events, rooms for meetings, or pro-bono creative content, they help Career Ready grow and function as an organisation.
To get involved visit careerready.org.uk/employers/ or get in touch with Leanna Sinclair, Partnerships Manager Scotland.
