XYZ company of [town] today added to/embarked on a Corporate Social Responsibility programme with Growing Ambitions™ – a national online initiative delivering ‘inspiring career talks to young people’.

XYZ company, one of the area’s/UK’s leading suppliers of abc, employs around [number] people across a wide range of skills.

Mr/Ms [name], managing director/human resources director, said: "[ we have been established in the area for [time] and employ many local people. For some time we have been exploring opportunities for putting something back into our local community and the youth are an excellent place to start. Many of our employees are highly skilled across a wide range of disciplines and many have teenagers of their own so empathise with the aspirational objectives of the project. If we can encourage young people to aim higher, then it’s got be good news for they themselves but also for employers like us, who need a more skilled labour pool.]"

Over the next [9] months, [number] employees with job titles including [e.g. Project Manager, IT Systems Engineer, Human Resources Manager, Manufacturing Manager, PA, Fleet mechanic etc] have volunteered speaking slots which local schools and colleges can book online at www.growingambitions.org

Mr/Ms [name] is Careers Guidance Teacher at [name] School: *"[So far we have booked [number] speakers from XYZ company to come and speak to our young people. Many have no idea what they want to do in life and young people get such a bad press these days that many don’t have much ambition or look forward with much excitement. We see huge potential in our youngsters and giving them insight into real jobs and careers through real people is such a good idea. We look forward to seeing the fruit of this project."

The Learning & Skills Council is a strong advocate of building local skill bases and Mr/Ms [name] is the CEO of the [town]branch: "[we are delighted to see XYZ Company working with Growing Ambitions™. Our key mission is to see skill levels increased in this area, and encouraging young people to achieve their full potential is very good news….]"

For more information on XYZ Company’s involvement in the project visit