A new era for Young Chamber

The West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce has recently restructured its Young Chamber Programme to make it more accessible for businesses of all shapes and sizes.

Entering its eighth year of operation, Young Chamber brings business people into local schools and colleges to help pupils gain the skills, knowledge and experience needed to hit the ground running when they enter the world of work.

This is achieved by Chamber members that are sponsors of the programme taking part in various events, from mock interviews and career talks to exhibitions and workshops. Not only does this give pupils the opportunity to gain invaluable experiences, but employers can give back to their local community whilst raising awareness of the skills needed to enter their industry.

“Businesses have long been struggling with recruitment difficulties and our Young Chamber programme aims to help young people enter the workplace with the soft skills that businesses require.”

Sarah Bailey, CEO of West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce, explains “Sponsors of Young Chamber have helped 16,000 pupils so far and we are eager to build on this in our new era.”

The restructuring of the programme will see the price to become a Sponsor of the programme fall in line with the structure of Chamber membership with the price based on the number of people in the business.

Sarah explains: “We are keen to give pupils the opportunity to gain experiences from as many businesses of a wide range of sectors and backgrounds as possible. Restructuring the sponsorship of Young Chamber means businesses can get involved from as little as £50+VAT on top of their membership.” for

With the new school year starting, the Chamber already has many events planned and there are opportunities for businesses to get involved straight away in helping the next generation of business people.

Sponsorship of Young Chamber is only open to Chamber members. For more information and to get involved, please email youngchamber@wcnwchamber.org.uk or call 01244 669988.

The table to the right outlines the price to become a Sponsor of the programme. The fee goes into providing the events and support to schools that are part of the Young Chamber.

Included as part of Chamber Membership

“We are keen to give pupils the opportunity to gain experiences from as many businesses of a wide range of sectors and backgrounds as possible. Restructuring the sponsorship of Young Chamber means businesses can get involved from as little as £50+VAT on top of their membership.”