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Employer Engagement

A service to engage more employers to participate in education and provide safe, quality work placements for young people. The service is delivered by an Employer Engagement Officer employed by the Trust and is providing the service for all Southend schools and the wider Essex area. The service will also include local work based training providers to accommodate placement experience for 16 plus young people. The service is currently aimed at engaging young people that have difficulties within an academic environment, giving them the opportunity to participate in an extended work placement, the learner will be matched to an employer to the benefit of their learning needs, the placement activity will accommodate learners through years 10 and 11. This is a free service starting in April 2009. The target for the service is to become self financing within 2 years.