THE TALENT TAP
Today, you are still 60% more likely to be in a professional job if you were from a privileged background rather than a working-class background.
The Talent Tap works with industry and education to create accessible and equitable pathways into meaningful careers for young people (17-25), with a specific focus on those from low social mobility backgrounds, who live in coastal and rural areas across the UK.
A professional network is a powerful thing, and their work is designed with industry to promote cross-industry collaboration and deliver tangible improvements within the social mobility landscape.
Uniquely, they support students across a 4-year period, through 2 core programmes.
The Emerging Talent Programme delivers at least two city-based, in-person, work experience placements, with all costs fully covered by The Talent Tap, removing the financial barrier for young people. These 2-week residential placements are enhanced with a comprehensive timetable of wraparound networking and insights events.
The Future Talent Programme offers support and guidance for the transition between full-time education and employment. Students are invited to industry-run mock recruitment processes, helping them to prepare for and execute interviews and other skills-based tasks. They are carefully matched with businesses, aligned to their current career aspirations.
Students are all individually supported by year-round professional mentoring and can apply for access loans and bursaries.
What makes them different?
• They base their approach on a well-researched and developed model
• They target students from coastal and rural areas, where access to career opportunities is a known challenge, compounded by financial and logistical barriers.
• They visit schools, in person, collaborating with teachers and tutors to identify students who would benefit most from our support.
• They offer multi-year pastoral support, allowing students to try things out, change their minds, fail, and restart.
• They connect employers directly with a distinct and widely diverse group of young people, forging new and sustainable relationships.
• They deliver diverse talent to the marketplace for industry to connect with and employ.
• They don’t just do research, they make a real difference to real people.
