Students and Employers take part in Velocity 2024

Students and employers have recently taken part in Velocity 2024. The event is designed and delivered to Level 3 students from multiple subject areas. The multiple day event took place at the Buckinghamshire New University’s new Atrium space in High Wycombe. There, students and employers came together to Experience a fun and dynamic day collaborating with peers, shaping ideas and presenting them to employers for valuable feedback.

The Buckinghamshire College Group Study Programme encourages students to develop their work readiness skills as part of their learning programme to support the next steps in their career journey. Buckinghamshire has the largest proportion of microbusinesses in England which makes it harder to connect students with employers. Velocity accelerates this process by connecting employers and students in a supportive, exciting and innovative way, creating new opportunities for work experience, networking and even job offers!

Employers across Buckinghamshire have identified seven key Work Readiness Skills that they look for in their employees. To help our students have the edge when it comes to getting the best jobs, we have incorporated the development of these skills into the design of our curriculum. At Velocity, our students boosted the development their work readiness skills through overt recognition of their strengths and areas for development and developing confidence to get out of their comfort zones. They used the event to learn how to network with employers and climb the Work Placement Ladder in a fun and supportive environment.

The event was an overall success with many companies from far and wide coming along to support our students and the success of Velocity. A huge thanks goes to Apex Circuit Design Ltd, Aylesbury Honda, Aylesbury Nissan, Buckinghamshire New University, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Caswell Maintenance Services, Digital Orchard Ltd, Dovetail and Slade, Hearts First Ambulance Service Ltd, HeidiPay Ltd, ISG Construction Ltd, Kew Little Pigs Farm Ltd, Old Bills Pest Control, Protyre Autocare, Shellwin Ltd, Together Communications, Universal Pixels and Zenopa.