Partnership and sponsorship

The students of today are our future thinkers, experimenters and navigators, they will embark on a career pathway like no other.

For employers

Employ ready-made talent

By working with Activate Learning, you can provide work experience and industrial placement opportunities for students so that you can talent spot before offering a permanent role.

The students of today are our future thinkers, experimenters and navigators, they will embark on a career pathway like no other that has previously existed.

Our students have a lot to offer industry in navigating the challenges that are posed by current political, social, technological and cultural developments.

By working with Activate Learning, you can provide work experience and industrial placement opportunities for students so that you can talent spot before offering a permanent role; there are many opportunities for you to work with us around your recruitment needs.

Every year we work with more than 20,000 learners to help them decide on what the next step is for them, and if you work with us you can gain access to a pool of potential staff with a wide range of skills via our Careers Team.

And because of the emphasis we place on working with businesses throughout the education process and instilling in our learners the attributes employers want, you know they will have the skills to thrive in your workplace.

As one of the leading FE college groups in the UK, we also have a growing rank of former students that we work with as part of our Activate Alumni, and we are eager to work with other former students who are keen to give back and get involved with us.

Contact us

Sponsorship opportunities for business

Businesses can develop their brand awareness and enhance their reputation through various sponsorship opportunities with Activate Learning.

From sponsoring classrooms and equipment, to providing student bursaries or funding annual awards, there are many ways you can engage with the future leaders of your industry.

We have worked with some of the largest companies in the world, including Microsoft and Cisco Systems, to provide them with opportunities to engage with our students through sponsorship of learning spaces.

And by becoming one of our sponsors, you also tap into the pipeline of talent coming out of our colleges and benefit from the exposure your brand gets to our learners.

More and more businesses are looking for ways to advance their corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda, and what better way is there to do this than through helping the next generation to get ahead?

Main product offerings include:

  • Generating access to new markets for your brand via sponsorship
  • Sponsoring the next generation of talent for your business
  • Opportunity to work with emerging talent in your sector
  • An exciting outlet for your businesses CSR agenda

Main product offerings include:

  • Ability to advertise roles within your organisation to recruit new talent from a pool of thousands of potential employees
  • Talent spotting via work experience and industry placement
  • Access to potential staff via careers events and networking opportunities

Educating the future

Ed Nolan is an estimator for Beard, a multi-award-winning construction company which designs, builds, restores and refurbishes buildings throughout the South of England.

He tells us how Activate Learning and Beard work together to develop the skills the construction industry needs to develop and grow.

“We partner with Activate Learning by assisting with work-based learning modules to the carpentry and brickwork courses. We base the module on actual projects Beard are working on at the time and use live construction drawings and documents in which the students will need to read, understand, measure and provide analysis from.

“Our main benefit is that we are contributing to the future craftsmen of our industry.

“We feel as a business we need to be proactive in the development of the future workforce in the area we work in and this is a perfect way in which we can contribute and help students understand the standards the industry expects from them.

“Our main objective (for the future) is to develop a standardised workbook/module which can be used for other courses within Activate Learning, so more students can benefit from our employer involvement. Overall, we hope to carry on our involvement with Activate Learning and continue assisting them in any way we can.”
“We feel as a business we need to be proactive in the development of the future workforce in the area we work in and this is a perfect way in which we can contribute"