Education Business Partnership

Brighton & Hove Education Business Partnership links businesses to schools and colleges and enables them to work together more effectively and provide young people with a range of work related learning activities.

The advantages for schools/ colleges working with businesses include:

• A better understanding by students and teachers about working within different types of industries
• Opportunities for work experience and practical application of skills within a business context
• Opportunities for teaching staff to ensure that their courses provide "real life" situations for students

For businesses the advantages of staff working with schools include:

• Opportunities to practice presentation skills
• Opportunities to practice Interviewing skills
• Improve sales/ marketing skills
• Enhance communication & development skills
• Contribute and be involved with their local community
• Identify new employees / work experience candidates
• Help improve the quality of candidates for future positions
• Identify training needs (within themselves and future employees)

• Market your brand to new or future customer bases
• Build your status within the community and other businesses
• Network with other businesses