Deloitte - The Deloitte Employability Initiative

The firm's flagship and award-winning community programme helps give young people the skills, attitudes and behaviours they need to secure and sustain employment. The Deloitte employability course is delivered by Deloitte-trained teachers at more than 70 further education colleges.

Company investment:

Cash £195,000 and employee time £128,166 in 2007. Combined input to 2011 is £2m cash and £700k employee time.

Programme achievements:

In 2007/08 more than 1,200 students attended Deloitte employability courses. 147 FE College teachers were trained and, together with the existing 64 teachers, they will deliver courses to up to 6,000 young people. More than 200 Deloitte people volunteered during the year, with more than 90% stating an increase in business skills and 99% stating they would recommend volunteering on the initiative to colleagues. £600,600 was leveraged from other sources as a result of Deloitte’s investment. It is expected that by 2011 more than 40,000 young people will have completed courses delivered by 800 trained teachers and that more than 1,500 Deloitte employees will have taken part.

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Next Event

What: Getting Started Workshop 29/09/2010

When: 29 September, 2010

Location: Corporate Citizenship, Holbon Gate, 330 High Holborn, London. WC1V 7QG

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LBG : About the LBG : Management

Management

The LBG is managed on behalf of its members by Corporate Citizenship

Corporate Citizenship is one of the longest established and most experienced firms specialising in corporate responsibility consulting.

It has worked closely with the London Benchmarking Group since its inception in 1994. Officers of the company were responsible, along with the original members, for devising the LBG model, and for the two key LBG texts - Companies in communities: getting the measure and Companies in communities: assessing the impact.

It is currently responsible for the day to day management of the group, including: production and circulation of the monthly newsletter; membership administration; upkeep of this website; arrangement of group events; and provision of the support services to which members are entitled (see membership package).

LBG Account Managers at Corporate Citizenship are as follows:

  • Alison Braybrooks
  • Larissa Carter
  • Jon Lloyd
  • Ita McMahon
  • Deepa Mirchandani
  • Chad Rogerson
  • Francesca Hicks

The team is supported by Directors of Corporate Citizenship, David Logan and Mike Tuffrey.

For more information on Corporate Citizenship, see www.corporate-citizenship.com