Social Mobility Pledge

talent is evenly spread across the uk, but opportunity isn’t. the social mobility pledge is about building a new type of partnership with businesses to improve advice, information and experiences for young people. over 400 of britain’s leading businesses, representing over 3 million employees, and over 50 universities, representing over 1 million students, across the uk have already signed up. as social mobility pledge accredited employers, they have committed to: 1. partnering with schools or colleges to provide coaching through quality careers advice, enrichment experience and/or mentoring to people from disadvantaged backgrounds or circumstances; 2. providing structured work experience and/or apprenticeship opportunities to people from disadvantaged backgrounds or circumstances; and 3. adopting open employee recruitment practices which promotes a level playing field for people from disadvantaged backgrounds or circumstances.