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Nestlé and Partners to Create 100,000+ Opportunities For Young People in Europe
In the context of a challenging economic environment, with little to no growth, the Alliance for YOUth is committed to working hand in hand with policy-makers and the education sector to foster both job employability and job creation.
“With more than 200 companies from all over Europe, the Alliance for YOUth is the first pan-European business-driven movement pledging to help young people to be better prepared to enter the professional world and improve their chances in a challenging job market,” said Laurent Freixe, CEO Nestlé Europe.
Key issue for the young
According to a new survey carried out by Nielsen, 23% of young people in Europe see unemployment as the biggest problem faced by society over the next five to 10 years. The survey was done for the Alliance initiative.
The Alliance for YOUth companies have pledged to develop a number of joint and individual initiatives to give young people meaningful work experience and internships, generating more than 100,000 jobs and training opportunities. Nestlé has created close to 8,000 opportunities in the last eight months.
The companies will also mobilise their employees to go out into the community and help young people get ready for work by offering practical advice, CV clinics and interview preparation.
Founding firms include recruiter Adecco, insurer AXA, international food group Cargill, logistics group CHEP, packaging company DS Smith, consultants Ernst & Young, social networking company Facebook and perfume and flavour firm Firmenich.
Information technology firm Google, consumer insights group Nielsen, communications firm Publicis Groupe, technology firm Salesforce, information exchange platform Twitter and law firm White & Case have also already signed up to the Alliance.
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Acteon Supports Towards Maturity’s Latest Research Report on Building Staff Engagement
IActeon is delighted to be supporting Towards Maturity in their latest In-Focus Research Report: Building engagement – 7 techniques to improve staff engagement.
Organisations need to engage with their learners if they want employees that really care about the goals and objectives and who are committed to giving their time, effort and ideas in a meaningful way.
Learning technology helps leaders fuel that fire by putting the right tools and resources at the fingertips of the people who want to grow their own skills and capabilities, and in turn, grow the business.
The In-Focus report focuses on how you can build engagement with your technology-supported learning, with the ultimate goal of building a more committed, skilled and engaged workforce.
It also analyses the behaviour of the top learning companies and isolates seven habits of L&D teams who are engaging their learners effectively.