Candidates arrive with the skills you'd otherwise have to teach
What is the challenge?
The gap between classroom learning and the world of work is difficult to close.
54% of employers say graduates fall short on self-awareness — the same gap shows up in school and college leavers (ISE Recruitment Survey 2025)
Hiring first and upskilling later is costing time and resources.
Candidates from lower socioeconomic backgrounds fall off during the application process
"Young people don't think they have the skills necessary to carry out a specific role or the skills necessary to even go through the application process."
Josh
Manufacturing Engineering Degree Apprentice
The Employability and Digital Skills suite
Includes core competencies benchmarked against Skills Builder's Universal Framework, designed to help young people learn key soft and technical skills, and apply them to real workplace situations.
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"This generation is going to be the most AI literate of any generation… What they're missing is the business context."
Sam Hyams
CEO of Springpod
Why implement a skills suite?
Skills development that sits across the entire lifecycle, not just after a candidate has joined. Close the gap between qualified candidates and workplace readiness.
• A positive impact on retention rate through early development
• Time and cost of upskilling after hiring is significantly reduced
• Soft skills benchmarked against Skills Builder's Universal Framework
• Young people enter pipelines with the soft and technical skills needed to progress smoother
• Fully tailored to your tone of voice, your imagery and your scenarios
Ready to connect with better prepared candidates?
