Lifelong learning
Through collaboration with key local facilitators, lifelong learning is supported through a range of initiatives in the local community.
The Corner an event space in The Brent Civic Centre welcomed 2,279 people to 106 events pre-pandemic in 2019 and early 2020.
Our schools engagement programme is led by our Skills Team and is multi-faceted, combining engagement activities with local schools and our business and supply chain and our community centre, The Yellow. We welcomed 1,864 students from four participating schools into our programmes during 2019 and early 2020.
Since 2018, we have funded the growth of the Skills Builder Partnership in Brent, providing our four schools with support in developing skills provision strategies.
I spent an enjoyable three sessions with the students at our local Ark school, discussing the depth and range of opportunities in the workplace and talking about relevant skills that will help when seeking employment that they can work on now. Cath Webster, Executive Director
2021 ESG Report: Education, Skills & Employment