Programme for new academic year
There has never been a more important time to connect with young people and demonstrate the brilliant career opportunities in investment management. Over the last 8 years, Investment20/20 has supported over 2,000 people to begin their career in the sector, and for many of them our outreach service is an important part of their journey.
Working with schools, colleges, universities, charitable and community organisations, our Careers and Talent Outreach Service helps people to explore careers in investment management. From delivering workshops and seminars, leading events and in-depth programmes, and hosting Instagram Q&A’s, the outreach service connects young people, teachers and careers advisers to employers in the sector.
Investing to Improve Climate Change
With COP26 on the horizon and an increased focus on environmental issues, now is the time to demonstrate to young people the role of investment management in making a positive impact on climate change. Volunteers from Investment20/20 member firms have been delivering our ‘investing to improve climate change’ over the summer term with great success, and as we head into the new academic term we are delighted to roll these out further. If you are interested in getting in involved in these workshops please contact Sue Allen.
Kickstart
Investment20/20 has become the investment industry’s gateway for the government’s Kickstart programme which creates six-month’s work placements for young people who are on Universal Credit. Over 30 young people recruited from Job Centre Plus are starting their careers with 16 investment management firms. We are the only industry body to play this role without taking public money as members are self-funding. Working with Job Centre Plus has been another way for our sector to diversify recruitment and access a broader talent pool. We are looking forward to welcoming new young people onto the Kickstart programme in the coming months. To find out more about Kickstart please contact Jenny Barber, Director of Careers and Talent.
Think Investments
This academic year, more students will be able to access Think Investments, our award-winning careers programme. Embedding Think Investments into lectures and classrooms takes the programme directly into schools, colleges and universities and becomes an integral part of their sixth form experience. Following a successful pilot with Westminster Kingsway College and Edinburgh College earlier this year, we are delighted to adding another 14 schools, colleges and universities to our Think Investments partnership for this academic year. We have two Think Investments pathways – Business and Technology, each with three modules.
Think Investments is delivered in conjunction with industry volunteers. To find out more about how to get involved please contact Jenny Barber, Director of Careers and Talent.
