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A young person's first experience of work can shape their confidence and expectations for years to come. At BAE Systems, creating an inclusive apprenticeship experience starts long before someone walks through the door.

Today, people with learning disabilities make up just 5% of the UK workforce. Behind that statistic are thousands of capable young people whose potential remains untapped. Mission EmployAble exists to change that.

Department of Work and Pensions and The Careers & Enterprise Company partner to strengthen support for young people, connecting schools, employers and skills pathways to tackle NEET risk.

Through Feeding Britain's Future, food and drink businesses are coming together to create opportunities for young people to develop skills, build confidence and gain exposure to the world of work.

Discover how careers delivery providers can help schools and colleges deliver scalable, high-quality modern work experience aligned to equalex and the Gatsby Benchmarks.

Read our Youth Advisory Group (YAG) members open letter to Andy Burnham, Prime Minister, following the launch of Sainsbury's commitment to 10,000 work experience opportunities today.

Explore key takeaways from the Festival of Education on embedding meaningful work experience within careers education, helping every young person build skills, confidence and connections to future opportunities.

Read Catherine's journey from being at risk of NEET, to securing her dream job through modern work experience, specialist SEND support and employer engagement.

The Aspiring Pathways programme is backed by £8.5 million of Department for Education funding and will deliver access to high-quality work experience for young people in Alternative Provision (AP).

A new partnership with Goldman Sachs Gives, Sir Richard Harpin and CEC launches a North East pilot to boost enterprise education and opportunity for young people.

As the Maple Review approaches, there is an opportunity to shift the national conversation. We should stop treating enterprise education as an optional add-on and start recognising it as a vital part of preparing young people for modern life and work. 

Early career roles have always served a distinct purpose within organisations. They are not simply about output; they are learning environments which create space for people at the start of their careers. Those experiences do not disappear in an AI-enabled workplace, if anything, they become more important.