Career Ready

Who we are

Career Ready is a social mobility charity that supports students at schools and colleges in disadvantaged areas, giving them the confidence, skills, networks and opportunity to achieve their potential and enjoy a rewarding future. Since 2002 Career Ready has run programmes which connect employers with young people aged 11-18 with mentors, internships, skills masterclasses and wider careers activities that prepare them for success in the world of work. 

Career Ready makes a remarkable impact on the lives of young people. Our programmes are mapped to learning outcomes which reflect the skills, attitudes and behaviour which employers seek. We enable young people to navigate the careers and education landscape on leaving school or college.

Career Ready’s mission is to ensure those from disadvantaged backgrounds are prepared for the world of work and make a successful transition from education to rewarding employment and a fulfilling future career.

Our culture and values

Our organisational values underpin how we work and are at the core of everything we do. Career Ready’s values are:

Trust, Bravery, Collaboration, Empowerment and Inclusion.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Career Ready values diversity. By respecting and using diversity it can maximise its impact through meeting individual needs and staying in touch with the changing societies in which it works.

Colleague and volunteers recognise and fulfil their personal role in making Career Ready a genuinely inviting and inclusive organisation.

Career Ready has a commitment to diversity, which is about:

·       Recognising and valuing difference

·       Recognising and seeking to redress inequality and disadvantage

·       Treating all in a fair, open, and honest manner

·       Recognising the right of students, employees and volunteers to be treated with dignity and respect

Career Ready is committed to:

·       Equality of opportunity

·       Tackling discrimination and disadvantage

·       Tackling harassment and intimidation

·       Making our workforce and the organisation as a whole more representative of the diverse communities that make up all of our regions and the young people we support

·       Encouraging other organisations and Employer Partners to adopt similar policies on Equality and Diversity