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Acknowledging its commitment to corporate social responsibility and a need to give back to the community has led PBS UK being awarded the Community Mark.
Targeting Education
PBS UK has targeted education as we feel this is an area in which we can offer the most help and advice. We are currently involved in a wide variety of events in conjunction with NEBA (Nottinghamshire Education Business Alliance). .
"Students receive vocational education, and hence are better equipped for the job market"
With the government aiming to ensure the country's future workforce is relevantly skilled, NEBA has the responsibility of recruiting businesses to the cause. The aim is to ensure students receive vocational education, and hence are better equipped for the job market when they leave education.
Other Voluntary Community involvements are as follows:
The Netherfield Forum is a local community centre in Nottingham offering training and support to the local community along with social care programmes, a youth club, Women’s Institute meetings and various other activities to bring the community together.
The MD of PBS UK Ltd is a member of the Board at the Netherfield Forum and she provides voluntary Marketing and HR advice and guidance to the Forum.
The activities PBS UK has become involved in with NEBA are outlined below.
Right to read
The programme seeks to recruit company employees to support children's reading activities. Employees become a 'volunteer reading partner' and spend one hour per week listening to and reading with primary school children. The satisfaction gained by the employees and the improvement in the children's reading activities demonstrates what a positive impact this campaign is having on the local community.
Enterprise Days
A training day that puts approx 200 pupils working in groups of 10 through 4 exercises. The day focuses on enterprise and key employability skills such as the ability to communicate, present and work to deadlines.
Mentoring
This involves members of staff giving up their time to visit local schools and conduct 1 to 1 sessions with pupils. The objective is to offer help and guidance to pupils in their final year.
E-volve
This involves mentoring with children of primary school age via e-mail. There are currently a number of PBS employees currently taking part in this initiative.
Skills Plus Launches
The Managing Director of PBS delivers a speech to a year group of students to cover what skills employers look for in their staff. The time is also used to stress how attending school and being punctual is good training for working life.
Adopt a School
Through the Adopt a School Programme, businesses are encouraged to adopt a school and give young people hands-on learning experiences in specific industry sectors. Adopt a School's objective is to get businesses involved in school-based learning, and students involved in work-based learning. It builds strong and ongoing partnerships between businesses and schools, which benefit all those involved.
