The Big Academy - Inspire to Achieve

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The Big Academy allows schools access to the best learning resources available to improve the employability of young people. Looking for apprentices? Our platform unites Schools, Young People and Employers with one goal... matching the best candidates to the best opportunity! (More About Us)

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• Schools

  Discover resources including IAG, e-Learning, Psychometric Testing, Functional Skills & Alumni. (More)

  Schools

  Here at the Big Academy we understand the pressures facing the modern school, we don't see why careers and employability should add too much to these pressures.

  On this site you will see a range of services designed improve the impact of careers advice and the employability of your young people. We have teamed up with some of the most respected learning and content providers to support your in house activity.

  There are two main points to the Big Academy, control and choice. We want your young people to have choices around careers and they should have more control on where those choices take them. You need more choice and its important to control the and report the outcomes.

  Choice comes from the partners and content we are able to link you to, control through the profiles and management tools built into those profiles, take a few moments to look at the sample profiles.

  Register and Create a Schools Profile

  Soon you'll be able to register and create your free profile. Once registered you will be able to assign a manager, this would normally be the person with responsibility for careers. Your school profile can link to your main web page, twitter feed and Facebook.

  Not only will you be able to manage the careers, additional e-learning and employability that is being undertaken by your students, you will also be able to track alumni.

  Once you are registered one of our team will contact you the old fashioned way, talk you through the many features and ensure the platform meets your every need.

  Sample Profiles

  We offer free digital profiles for schools, employers, and young people. Check out the samples below:

  • Schools
  • Young People
  • Employers

  VOOC's

  We've partnered up with Virtual college to offer free interactive online courses and careers advice. We'll be adding more details to the website soon but in the meantime please contact us to request more information.

  Tribal Experience Works

  

  In partnership with Tribal we'd like to introduce you to Experience Works; an innovative online game for helping learners gain virtual work experience as part of their study programme or traineeship. Learners enter a rich graphic interface of a business park environment and choose from a range of industries to apply for a work experience placement. Visit the Tribal website to register your interest.

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• Young People

  Build a profile, learn skills and prepare for work. Control your future, show the best of you. (More)

  Young People

  Its time to think about work. A Job, a vocation… what you do!

  You may be in school thinking about your first step into work. You may be in college or higher education, either way, we are here to help.

  The Big academy will guide you through your preparatory work and ultimately get you in front of potential employers via your digital profile, and your DigiVitae.

  Your DigiVitae, will show the best of you in a way that CVs just can’t. once you have registered on the site you can upload video answers to typical interview questions, demonstrate your skills learned both in terms of GCSEs and work based qualifications. Work Experience gained and any hobbies you may have, employers really like to see this!

  If you are still at school and thinking for the first time about careers, we want to help you by approaching this in a tactical manner. We can look at your psychometric profile, your predicted grades, work experience and natural soft skills. Add to this the results of our employability and vocational short courses and you're well on your way!!

  Employers don't just look at GCSE results when considering new staff, they want to get a feel for how you will fit into their business.

  We live in a digital age, you already know this, but don't be tempted to just go with the flow when it comes to marketing yourself to employers. Build your profile and use our tools including Skype to open doors with employers, we have seen the results, now its your turn to shine!

  Once you have found your work placement, traineeship or apprenticeship continue to use your profile for additional work related learning and budgeting etc.

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• Employers

  Build a profile and engage with schools & candidates, find the best talent in a modern way. (More)

  Employers

  Welcome to the 21st Century! Ok, so you already knew that, right?

  You wouldn't know that we were living and working in the 21st century judging by the way careers advice and employability is widely delivered in schools. Young people these days manage their life though social media platforms, they are very comfortable with this type of media and rightly so.

  Here at the Big Academy we are keen to help young people show you that regardless of GCSE results they have so much more to offer. We share their interest in social media and have created an area on our site where they can present themselves to you using a mix of old fashioned CV and cover letter, and a rich media digital profile… A DigiVitae if you will!!

  You may already have contacts with schools, colleges or training providers if you have recruited apprentices before. If you have, you may have noticed that there is a lack of recruitment expertise in the process of advertising your vacancy, pre-selecting candidates and choosing the best talent for your business. We want you to have a wider choice of candidate, and better controls relating to filling your next apprenticeship vacancy.

  We want you to join the digital revolution! Register on the Big Academy, build your company profile and upload your vacancies. You will have the option of using all of the tools available or just a few. We will work with you to ensure you can make the most of the site, there is no charge and its fun as well as functional.

  The work that the Big Academy does with schools should mean that the candidates that apply for your vacancies have all undergone psychometric testing, have had relevant careers advice and can display their suitability for your vacancies.

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  Are You a Recruiter?

  If you are not an employer filling vacancies for your company and are not a provider seeking starts for your own programmes then you will need to set up an account that is structured to support your needs and manage the expectations of the applicant.

  To schedule a call back to discuss the various packages available to you please click the button below.

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