Read our interview with one heck of a Youth Friendly business!
Why did NCC decide to employ young people and what has been your experience of this? NCC has for many years employed graduates to support specific business development areas such as marketing, website development, product development etc. Recruiting graduates has been relatively straight forward, but for many they lack business focus and an understanding of the workplace which has meant that we have to also provide support and guidance in relation to workplace ethics and standards.
Do you provide in-house training to support your young person? Yes NCC provides training appropriate to the young person’ specific role.
What opportunities do you feel this gives the young person being part of your business? As a small business, the support provided by NCC allows a young person to take responsibility for their work area from an early stage of their employment. Further, the young person will also have opportunity for advancement should alternative roles become available.
Would you encourage other businesses to engage with young people? Yes absolutely. Young people bring fresh ideas that may not have been considered previously. Additionally, young people are generally malleable whereas older personnel can have rigid or very specific views.
What benefits has your business seen because of its youth workforce? There is a good atmosphere within the business, development ideas are free-flowing and the team gel together extremely well. NCC is an international learning provider with over 14 years’ experience offering learning solutions. Part of the National Consortium of Colleges, NCC has links with Colleges of Further Education across the UK and is committed to excellence in training delivery. To date, NCC has engaged with over 20,000 employers, and delivered quality training to over half a million learners.
In September this year NCC became a member of Youth Employment UK CIC and a Youth Friendly badge holder demonstrating their commitment to being part of the solution to youth unemployment.
