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Regional daily challenges more firms to offer work experience

A regional daily has challenged more firms to offer work experience in a bid to make its patch a more prosperous place.

The Teesside Gazette has called on companies to give more young people a chance to experience the world of work to help make them aware of the career paths available to them.

The campaign forms part of a wider bid by the Gazette, called ‘Invest in Teesside’, to make the area more prosperous.

The new challenge was launched on Monday’s front page, pictured below.

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An accompanying editorial reads: “The future prosperity of the Teesside economy – and the families which rely on it – is inextricably linked to it having the right skills to fulfil businesses’ needs.

“There are a number of ways in which this can be achieved, but key among them is experience of the working environment and a keen awareness of what career path to follow and what a young person can expect when moving into the workplace.

“The Gazette is campaigning to make Teesside a more prosperous place. Invest in Teesside encourages companies and organisations to put their faith in our region, whether it is through inward investment or improving current services.

Part of the campaign is investing in the workforce of the future and encouraging more firms to consider offering work experience is key to this.

“Giving a young person the right experience which is relevant to their abilities and ambition is hugely beneficial to all and can only benefit the region as a whole.”

Over the next six weeks, the Gazette will be profiling businesses who have signed up to support the campaign.

The editorial concludes: “We would encourage all other businesses to follow suit and young people to make the very most of a work experience opportunity.

“The stories we publish over the coming weeks demonstrate the real and lasting difference this can make.”