Coach Core has won the SME of the Year award at the annual Good Youth Employment Benchmark Awards. 2024.
This award celebrates the work done by smaller organisations, providing excellent support to young people in all stages of the Good Youth Employment Benchmark. This prestigious award recognises the SME that has made great strides in developing their youth employment practices and activities, embodying the Good Youth Employment Standards.
Coach Core’s win highlights their commitment to delivering quality early careers opportunities all the way through the Explore, Experience and Employment stages of a young person’s career journey.
Leading the Way for SMEs
Coach Core has offered 1000 Explore activities over the past 12 months, including careers talks, careers events, and job application support. They have also further engaged close to 300 young people through apprenticeship and graduate schemes.
During the awards ceremony, it was noted that the judges were impressed with their hard work and determination to develop inclusive outreach and programme strategies, ensuring that young people were involved in the design and delivery of the work.
Their youth voice feedback and evaluation efforts don’t stop there. Coach Core strives to target underrepresented groups, with a strong commitment to monitoring and evaluating their activities and engagement. They make every effort to respond and adapt to the results and the needs of the groups they target as required.
Complete the 2025 Good Youth Employment Benchmark
By completing the Good Youth Employment Benchmark, employers not only gain well-earned recognition but also join a growing network of organisations dedicated to creating better opportunities for young people.
The Good Youth Employment Benchmark reopens in January 2025, giving more organisations the opportunity to monitor and measure the impact of their youth employment strategies. The benchmark offers employers the unique ability to track what is working in their organisation and what could be improved, backed by data-driven insights.
By completing the benchmark you will be entered into the 2025 awards held at our annual symposium.
Congratulations to Coach Core
We extend a huge congratulations to Coach Core for their well-deserved win. Their effort to incorporate evaluation and feedback truly supports the innovation of their programmes and the value they bring to young people.
