Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is underpinned by three main reasons:

• as a charity that exists to help millions of young people through our career’s advice and skills competitions, we are committed to honouring our duty to ensure we are as inclusive as possible.
• the economic case for greater diversity is clear, and we are committed to broadening the pool of young people who are well prepared for working life and helping give our employer partners more choice when recruiting and to create higher performing workplaces.
• as the UK’s representative in the international WorldSkills movement, we are committed to honouring our duty to send a team of young people to international skills competitions who are truly representative of young people from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - and who in turn can become role models for future generations