The Launchpad Collective
Steered by refugees, for refugees, the launchpad collective works with businesses to establish safe and accessible workplaces and promote refugee employment as a cornerstone of social change. Working with the Foundation, the Collective has launched a free interactive module educating and inspiring employers to confidently recruit and support employees from refugee backgrounds.
Stories featuring The Launchpad Collective:
ReSET: Recognising strengths developed through lived experience
We’re pleased to be able to launch ReSET: a strengths-based engagement tool which has been designed using the lived experience of people who are marginalised.
Unlocking a Waiting Workforce: launching the refugee recruitment toolkit in partnership with The Launchpad Collective
There is a whole waiting workforce among our refugee population in the UK, yet many companies may not realise the benefits of hiring refugees as part of their recruitment strategy. That's why we've partnered with The Launchpad Collective to bring you an Employer...
£150k of funding to grass root charities who are supporting the refugee community
Like most organisations, we were incredibly distressed to see what was happening in Ukraine earlier this year. Given the City & Guilds Foundation’s focus on supporting people who face barriers to develop skills, we knew we had to do something to support not...
Reflecting on our achievements in 2022
As the end of 2022 fast approaches, the team at the City & Guilds Foundation took some time to reflect and share their top highlights and achievements from the last year and moments to be proud of. Laura Mountain “Thinking about what we’ve collectively achieved...
Unlocking refugee talent to access skilled people looking for work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS__3EnKgzk The City & Guilds Foundation recently ran a virtual event with our partners The Launchpad Collective to examine how to unlock refugee talent to access skilled people looking for work. The Launchpad Collective (TLC)...
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