Developing the Next Generation Workforce
11th FEBRUARY 2025, 6 WEEKS, ONLINE
Information about the Tayside Circular Economy Challenge - Sponsored by Zero Waste Scotland
Do you want to make your organisation more sustainable and reduce your carbon footprint?
Do you have a young workforce (ages 16-24) and want to boost their confidence and problem-solving skills?
The Tayside Circular Economy Challenge is a programme to help organisations in the Tayside region identify and implement sustainable solutions to boost their bottom line and further their net zero ambitions.
We help you create social value through sponsoring our accredited ‘Challenge Programme’ in schools.
A practical training programme that empowers young employees to tackle their business problems.
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Social Value Report
We provide detailed impact reports that demonstrate the practical outcomes of your sponsorship to support your procurement strategies.
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Demonstrate your Values
By investing in youth development, your company demonstrates its dedication to social values and sustainability.
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Simple to Implement
Established methodology for effectively engaging with schools.
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Tangible Outcomes
The programme is designed to deliver solutions based on your business objectives, ensuring that the time invested translates into real business benefits that you can implement.
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Experiential Learning
Participants learn by doing and develop skills that they can use in their everyday jobs.
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Time to Value
Participants meet people across different areas of your business, developing their understanding of how everything works together and how they can contribute.
PARTNERS
Powering Futures Together
At Powering Futures, our partnerships with leading organisations help us create meaningful opportunities, inspire young talent, and drive sustainable solutions. Together with our partners, we’re shaping a brighter future for Scotland and beyond.
People we’ve helped to own their future
LATEST CASE STUDIES & NEWS
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We’re delighted to be partnering with Powering Futures as this challenge aligns perfectly with both of these areas. It will support the development of our apprentices by immersing them in a world of creativity and innovation as well as giving them the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on our decarbonisation efforts.
Plexus
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The 14-week Challenge programme has allowed the apprentices to develop and connect with each other, as well as with experts throughout our organisation. This will bring benefits to them and us for years to come – and proves that sustainability-focused solutions are not just good for the planet, but for the bottom line too.”
Scottish Water
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The exciting thing for me and the takeaway is that it’s going to drive action, and it’s going to allow us all as a collective to collaborate.
SSE
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We’re so proud to be part of this exciting collaboration that empowers young people. We are developing our industry’s workforce of the future and giving the next generation the skills to thrive.
Vattenfall
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Powering Futures really changed some of the dynamics and thought processes that we’ve got going on in the business and brings ideas through from that younger group.
Forth Ports
