As the United Kingdom marks National Care Leavers’ Week, EMCOR UK has become a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant – an initiative to supports people aged between 16 and 25 to live independent lives.
The covenant creates opportunities for care leavers in five key areas: independent living; education, employment and training; safety and security; mental and physical health and finance.
By signing up to the Covenant, EMCOR UK is making a commitment to help care leavers to live independently by providing training and employment opportunities and support beyond that statutorily provided by local authorities.
The integrated facility services provider has committed to provide opportunities to help care leavers improve their employment prospects. It has developed a bespoke programme which will include pre-employment training to help care leavers develop the relevant skills to assist them in gaining employment in addition to work experience and apprenticeship opportunities.
Care leavers will also have access to EMCOR UK job vacancies which across numerous sectors and locations throughout the UK.
Roy Ramrutton, Head of Social Value for EMCOR UK, says: “Entering the world of work can be daunting and we are passionate about providing care leavers with the opportunities and necessary support to help improve their employment prospects which will help provide financial stability and the chance to live independently.
“We are proud to sign up to the Covenant and to celebrate National Care Leavers’ Week which supports our vision to create a better world at work and our aim to tackle inequality and promote social mobility. We are delighted by the response of some of our customers, who share our values, and are working closely with us to create training and apprenticeship opportunities for care leavers.”
Signing up to the Covenant supports parent company EMCOR Group Inc’s social value goals and, particularly, its adoption of UN Sustainable Development Goals 8 & 10 which prioritise ‘decent work and economic growth’ and ‘reduced inequalities’.
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