Law firm Sintons has pledged its support for an award-winning employability skills programme for a fourth year.
Newcastle-based Sintons is a long-standing backer of Building My Skills, an innovative scheme run by Esh Group, which helps to boost the skills, confidence and career prospects of young people across the North East and beyond.
Building My Skills works with scores of schools in the region, engaging over 11,000 students through its timetabled business engagement sessions which are incorporated into each participating school’s curriculum. The programme culminates in a regional mock interview day to help young people use the skills they have learnt during the programme.
More than 130 businesses are also involved in Building My Skills, which has won national awards including Business in the Community’s National Big Tick for Education Partnerships and the Civil Engineering Contractors’ Association’s Inspiring Education Award.
Sintons has been a partner business since 2015 and has taken part in employability guidance sessions in schools across the North East, with numerous of its lawyers and support staff sharing their experiences with pupils.
For the 2018/19 academic year, the firm will focus on supporting young people with preparing their CVs and submitting online applications.
David Pritchard, marketing manager at Sintons, who delivers many of the firm’s sessions in schools across the region, said: “Building My Skills is a fantastic programme which plays a central role in boosting the skills and confidence of young people across the region, working closely with schools to deliver sessions to pupils that are relevant and engaging and will be of genuine benefit to their education and career readiness.
“Sintons are genuinely delighted to be a long-standing supporter of Building My Skills and to dedicate our time to supporting young people on their journeys into the world of work. As a responsible business which is well aware of our standing in the community, we are committed to ‘giving something back’ wherever we can. On a personal level, I can still remember the people who gave up their time to support me in the early stages of my career and will always appreciate that, so it is fantastic to be able to now help others who are starting out in their own working lives.”
