City of Westminster College students benefited from an Employability Skills Workshop with ten executives from global management consulting firm PRTM.

 

The 20 Foundation Learning Tier students, who are based at the College’s Queens Park Campus, were visited by senior executives from PRTM - which provides strategic guidance to leading organisations and has 19 offices around the world.

 

During the session, PRTM executives provided advice on personal and career goal setting, reviewing and improving CVs and overcoming barriers to employment. Community Studies Lecturer Rina Mistry also hosted an icebreaking ‘truth or lie’ competition – challenging both the executives and the learners to use their powers of persuasion to convince their audience.

 

City of Westminster College Employer Engagement Coordinator Barry Coleman says: “This was a highly productive and worthwhile experience for all involved. It was a great opportunity for our students to meet senior industry people and find out how to engage with potential employers – and what makes a CV or interviewee stand out from the crowd. And one of the PRTM executives told me that he will adapt his own coaching and mentoring style, after what he learned from talking to our students during the Workshop.

 

“We would like to thank the team from PRTM for giving their time and engaging so wholeheartedly in inspiring and mentoring our Foundation learners.”

 

City of Westminster College is committed to enriching the learning experience by enabling students to engage with industry in order to develop their employability skills and confidence and find out about a broad range of career opportunities. The College works in partnership with Employee Volunteering, which organises bespoke volunteering projects for a wide range of leading organisations. Other companies that assist the College by participating in sessions with students as part of their corporate volunteering activities include financial services group Prudential.

 

If your organisation is interested in participating in a workshop or event to benefit young people or adults at the College, please contact Barry Coleman at the Business Development Unit on 020-7258 2966.

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