SMBP Work Insight and Skills Experience in Belfast

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Key Details:

  • Belfast WISE Week: 8th – 12th June
  • Applications Open: 9th February
  • Applications Close: 30th April
  • Places Avaliable: 30

 

Who are SMBP?

The SMBP is a volunteer-led charity bringing together over 200 professional services firms, commercial organisations and professional sports teams committed to supporting students from low-income backgrounds in their pursuit of a career, in particular, as a legal or finance professional.

 

What is SMBP WISE?

SMBP run WISE Weeks across the UK for eligible Year 13 and 14 students. These are 5 full days at 5 different high-profile workplaces in your area. They offer structured, skill-embedding Gatsby Benchmark-ed work experience for students from low-income backgrounds. In Bournemouth, students will visit: Bournemouth FC, Pennon Group, JP Morgan Chase, Mayo Wynn Baxter Solicitors.

 

SMBP students:

  • Participate in a week-long work insight and skills experience in which they are given the opportunity to spend a day at four different businesses.
  • Attend a day run by a professional sports club to learn about the psychology of resilience and goal achievement models.
  • Have access to virtual Career Mentoring from legal, accountancy and business professionals. Our volunteers are on hand to help with creating Personal Statements/CVs, compiling application forms, and preparing for interviews.

 

SMBP works to:

  • Break down psychological ‘fitting in’ barriers students may experience when entering the world of business by providing them with an opportunity to experience different working environments and meet the professionals within them.
  • Develop students’ key competency skills in the following areas: communication, teamwork and leadership, resilience and goal planning, creativity and problem solving.
  • Arm students with multiple corporate brand names to create stand out Personal Statements and CVs.
  • Provide engaging business game focused work insight experiences to create anecdotes to enable students to confidently answer competency questions asked during university and job interviews; and
  • Assist students with each step of their journey through virtual mentoring delivered through our own bespoke platform.

 

 

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