We believe in the power of employment to change lives. We prepare, place, and support people into life-changing careers, and advocate for new approaches that will open up opportunities to everyone.
The Springboard Charity helps young people achieve their potential, nurtures unemployed individuals into work and helps alleviate poverty by supporting people into sustainable employment within the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry across the UK. Springboard does this by equipping people with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to achieve their potential and by carefully supporting them into vibrant careers in hospitality, leisure and tourism.
Springboard offers education and learning activities in schools, free specialist careers advice and guidance, skills development opportunities and pre-employment training, as well as work experience and guidance into sustainable employment and mentoring.
Springboard UK promotes the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry, and has offered a wealth of career opportunities for over 25 years. Springboard UK works with and for the industry, seeking to improve perceptions, promote the industry as a great place to work and help attract talented individuals. Springboard helps to fill industry skills shortages and raises funds to support the vital work of the Charity. Furthermore, Springboard helps individual investors and business partners to address their Human Resource and CSR priorities effectively.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is the national skills body supporting the people and businesses of Scotland.
We help the skills and learning system to better respond to the needs of the economy and help individuals and businesses to benefit from learning and skills development opportunities. Working in partnership at a national and local level, we:
- support individuals to reach their potential through developing the skills they need to progress effectively in their working and learning lives
- help make skills work for employers, supporting businesses of all sizes to compete effectively by building, developing and getting the best from their workforce
- improve the skills and learning system by ensuring our combined services are aligned, integrated and meet the needs of our customers
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