What was the project all about?
In December 2008, the Thales Charity Committee committed £29,000 of funding to support 16 to 24-year-olds with career and study advice through TheSite.org’s confidential and anonymous Q&A service, askTheSite.
This followed a successful two year partnership, which had seen the Charity Committee donate £50,000 to fund the setup of the valuable new Work and Study section on askTheSite.
Partnership achievements
A Work and Study section had been a long-term ambition of YouthNet’s and thanks to Thales, young people across the UK are now receiving answers to their questions about careers or study-related issues every day.
Young people who seek advice through the new Work and Study section of askTheSite receive a personal answer from bss, one of YouthNet’s askTheSite partners, within three working days.
The provision of careers and study advice has been a huge boost to YouthNet’s askTheSite service, which supports young people on a range of issues, from relationships and drugs to housing and money. It meant that YouthNet is now able to offer a more complete service to the thousands of young people who turn to askTheSite every month, helping them to make informed choices about their future.
Sir Michael Graydon, Chairman of Thales UK Charitable Trust said:
“Thales UK employs over 9,000 employees based in more than 50 locations throughout all regions, with a high proportion of staff being involved in science, technology and engineering. As a company, therefore, the themes of youth, technology and education are key for us and YouthNet is an excellent fit with this. We are delighted to be supporting their work to build on a service that will give young people careers advice to help them with their futures.”
