EnterpriseMouchel invests in young people’s employability

Leading engineering company commits to achieving new quality standard for developing young people’s employability.

EnterpriseMouchel Ltd, one of the UK’s leading engineering companies, is aiming to be one of the first employers in the country to achieve Education Ready™ – the new quality standard that recognises a business’s contribution to developing young people’s employability. 

The company, which employs over 1,300 staff  – including engineers, surveyors, and project managers - specialises in providing integrated highways network management services to the public sector.  From the Transport for London (South) Contract, based in Croydon, it currently works with around 77 schools and colleges each year, across 9 London Boroughs, and is the first of its sites to apply for the standard.

As Gary Burt, Community Engagement Manager explains, the decision to become Education Ready™ was a simple one:

“At EnterpriseMouchel we’re proud of our track record in working with local schools and supporting the employability of young people.  Having them better prepared for the world of work is absolutely critical to our business.  We are always looking to improve what we do, and are extremely excited about the potential of this quality standard and how it can benefit our employees, our partner schools, and of course, their students.”

Managing Director Dave Wright agrees:

“As a nation, our future prosperity depends on businesses working with schools to raise students’ aspirations and ambitions.  Achieving this standard will mean EnterpriseMouchel is playing its part.  Our employees will be better prepared and equipped to make the most of their relationships with teachers and students.  Our site in Croydon is just the start.  We’re aiming for all our contracts around the country to achieve this recognised external award.”

Education Ready™ is part of IEBE’s Platform for Excellence™, which comprises quality standards for all individuals and organisations who develop young people’s employability.  It complements its sister award for schools – Business Ready™. 

Businesses who meet the standard are able to work more effectively with schools to embed employability in the curriculum, maximise the potential of their school relationships, and help young people prepare for productive and fulfilling working lives.

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