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OUR PARTNERS
Careers Navigator is powered by real world challenges set by brilliant local and national partners. Our XP! programmes could not be possible without or team of experts from businesses, organisations and institutions who work in each theme field. Every challenge gives young people a chance to build skills, earn badges, and discover future pathways with support, encouragement, and plenty of celebration along the way.
We would like to thank the Tees Valley Combined Authority for their endorsement of the digital badges.
Our values
What does a partner do?
Partners set a challenge that helps young people to practice real-life employability skills relevant to the field of work, the kind employers and communities value.
Partners set a challenge that helps young people to practice real-life employability skills relevant to the field of work, the kind employers and communities value.
Challenges can be:
A creative task
(design, storytelling, marketing)
A problem-solving mission
A community challenge
A career insight challenge
We turn your challenge into a guided, badge-based mission inside Careers Navigator.
Why it matters
When young people work on challenges set by real businesses and organisations, it changes how learning feels.
It feels real. Learners can see the point of what they’re doing and learning.
It builds confidence. They realise they can contribute and be taken seriously.
It grows employability. They practice communication, teamwork, creativity, resilience and have a real understanding of the industry in which they are working.
It opens doors. They discover roles and industries they didn’t know existed.
They develop transferable skills to take with them as they move forward to different opportunities.
PARTNER SOTLIGHT
From small businesses to major institutions, our partners bring fresh ideas, real-world insight, and opportunities for young people to build skills that last.
Christine Spencer
C @ D learning solutions ltd
Marc
Clean Slate Solutions
Rachel Short
Conductive Education with Rachel Short
Charlotte Gatenby
Daily Maid (Teesside) Limited
Stuart Davies
Mobix Ltd
Sarah Dale
SASS media Ltd
Mahe Gladdon
SENse Support
Rob Lindsay
Stockton Globe
Sarah Dale
SASS media Ltd
Jane Maffey
Temple Spa
Jon Hocker
The eLearning Group
Tom Laws
Think Employment
Vicky Folland
Vicky's Driving Tution
Jon Hocker
Christina Anderson
Alice C I'A Widdows
W y n y a r d T h e r a p y | S k i n C l u b ®þ
What partners get
Positive community impact (with evidence)
Visibility across our programmes and events
A meaningful way to support young people’s futures
A chance to inspire the next generation in your industry
An opportunity to develop your future talent pipeline and attract the brightest minds to your industry
To address skills gaps in your industry
Brand recognition. Young people of today are your future customer and workforce.
What makes a good challenge?
A good challenge is a real challenge linked to a real skill or a real issue in your industry.
Do we have to offer work experience or jobs?
No, you simply have to fill in a form. Challenges are about inspiration, skills, and real-world insight. However, if you would like to offer additional opportunities, we can explore that together.
Who owns the challenge content?
Challenges and content submitted to Careers Navigator are the property of NetWORK NotWORK CIC.
Set a challenge and inspire a future. If you’re a business, organisation, institution or field expert that wants to support young people, we’d love to work with you. You don’t need to be a “big name”, you just need a challenge that helps young people to practice a skill, explore an industry, or solve a real problem.