The Queen's Awards Magazine 2022

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PROMOTING OPPORTUNITY (THROUGH SOCIAL MOBILITY)

To apply for the Promoting Opportunity (through Social Mobility) award, your organisation must also have supported people from disadvantaged backgrounds in improving their job skills and their chances of finding work. This includes doing one or more of the following, for at least two years: z Providing work experience or careers advice z Mentoring z Offering interview and job-related training z Making sure your recruitment process is open to everyone

The Queen’s Awards have themselves demonstrated an innovative approach over the years and introduced new categories and updates to ensure their relevance within current business markets. And so a new award was welcomed in 2017, entitled Promoting Opportunity (through Social Mobility), to acknowledge companies that are making great strides in putting into place employment schemes, training opportunities and youth development programmes. Promoting Opportunity (through Social Mobility) offers companies an opportunity to be rewarded for and share their motivational stories from across the UK. There were 9 winners in the Promoting Opportunity (through Social Mobility) category for 2022. The general eligibility criteria for The Queen’s Awards can be found on the website https://www.gov.uk/queens- awards-for-enterprise/eligibility.

You’ll need to prove the benefits for: z The people you’ve supported

z Your organisation z Your employees z The wider community

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