Page 34 - the SyI Quarterly 8
P. 34
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Secure Futures will Return in 2022!
The Secure Futures will Return in 2022!
We are pleased to announce that our Secure
Futures programme, part of our ‘Next Generation
in Security’ (#NextGen) initiative, will return
in 2022. This follows a successful inaugural
programme in 2021, which saw 27 diverse young
people from low-income households participate in
the bespoke employability scheme.
The Security Institute is excited to continue
our partnership with the EY Foundation, an
independent UK charity that supports young What does the programme include for the
people facing significant barriers to employment, young people?
combining our industry expertise to best support
more promising young people into successful The young people will all undertake 2 weeks
security careers. The Secure Futures 2021 of paid work experience. The first of these
programme has proven that this initiative is an weeks is a skills and leadership week. For our
effective opportunity to support diverse young 2021 programme, this week saw 17 security
people into future careers in security, future- professionals from 13 organisations joined the
proofing your sector. cohort to share their expertise.
Circumstances allowing, it is hoped that During this first week, the young people will
Secure Futures 2022 will be the first in-person complete a wide range of sessions, including:
programme. Another cohort of ambitious and • Employer insights - an opportunity to hear
bright young people, aged 16 17, will undertake security professionals, from across the sector,
2 weeks of work experience and then 1-to-1 share insights into their interesting and varied
mentoring with a security professional for 10 career journeys.
months. As with our 2021 graduates, this will • Leadership panel - security leaders present to
be in addition to ongoing networking and skills the young people, offering leadership advice
boosting events from the Security Institute and the and answering any questions.
EY Foundation to help continue their professional • Dragons Den - The young people will be set a
development. security-related challenge, working in groups
they will need to develop a concept and
then present their ideas to a panel of
security industry leaders. In 2021, this
challenge was a great success as the
young people were challenged to design
an app to help young people learn about
careers in security.
The second week of work experience,
will see the young people hosted at
different organisations to gain a hands-on
understanding of security.
In 2021, this was delivered virtually for
the cohort as a whole. All the students
joined us for the second week of the
virtual programme. Over a week, students
focused on three of the key areas of
security; physical, cyber and personnel.
Security professionals from across the
public and private sector shared insights
into real security challenges
After these 2 weeks of paid work
34
