A REDDITCH business is celebrating five years of mentoring students in school and colleges across the borough.
The Power Up programme, set up by Worcestershire County Council, is a mentoring scheme that supports young people across Worcestershire by assigning them a mentor from a local business.
The programme aims to increase individuals’ ambitions, aspirations, and where necessary guide them with their post 16 pathways.
FAUN Zoeller had been taking part in this scheme since 2019, and held an awards night to celebrate their mentees’ work, with Redditch MP Chris Bloore attending.
Awards for excellence were given to some of the key members of the group for their hard work and dedication.
The group also discussed ways to turn ‘Power Up’ into ‘Power Plus’ by encouraging vibrant ideas and new innovations to the table on how they can expand the group and ultimately reach more students.
One of the experienced members who went through the mentoring programme was Libby McCann. She is now a market and events coordinator for Milford Research and Consultancy, who gave her experiences on the past few years.
She said: “I really enjoy looking back and comparing my personal progression from before and after completing the 10 mentoring sessions.
“Power Up programme has also helped me see how I can merge my passions with my direction and build up needed employment skills.
Simon Hyde, CEO of FAUN Zoeller, said: “It’s clear that we have a collective interest to expand the programme because of the successes we have maintained with our current mentees.
“We’re all thrilled and delighted we have a growing interest from both schools and local businessmen to expand that.”
