Essential Skills in Business
Kyndryl
As technology changes rapidly, how can businesses in the tech sector ensure that young people are building the skills they will need for the future?
Employee Volunteering
Insight Days
Work Experience
Partnering with Skills Builder since 2023 has really got Kyndryl's Social Impact activity off the ground by enabling employees from across the UK and Ireland to take part in high-quality virtual and in-person volunteering. Over the past three years Kyndryl volunteers have provided an estimated 4,000 young people with career and workplace skills insights, which is not just good for the next generation, but is also great for employee engagement. However, our partnership is not just about reach, it's also about creating meaningful education and skilling for the community. This is where Skills Builder's expertise has helped Kyndryl to develop and deliver workplace experiences for young people where they can build the essential skills for success.
- Dominic Nolan, Associate Director, Social Impact, Kyndryl UK and Ireland
To introduce primary and lower secondary students to tech sector careers early, giving them hands-on opportunities to build, apply, and articulate core essential skills through engaging team challenges.
To provide Key Stage 5 students with an authentic, workplace-aligned experience that demystifies tech roles, bridges classroom learning with real-world industry demands, and empowers students to practise and track essential skills.
To ensure Kyndryl staff feel confident, prepared, and skilled when volunteering, giving them a shared framework to communicate complex technical concepts effectively and facilitate high-impact outreach for young people.
For their 2026-27 programme, Kyndryl will be working with Skills Builder to create a new, two-day, ‘AI Readiness’ experience to provide young people with the opportunity to build their understanding of key essential skills and exploring how closely linked they are to effective and ethical use of AI in the workplace.
Over 3,500 young people reached across the UK and Ireland with high-impact career insights and essential skills opportunities.
2 schools funded on the Skills Builder Accelerator programme, engaging over 600 students and 10 lead educators in essential skills development.
47 hours of volunteering at Skills Builder's Career Insights Sessions
The Skills Builder Excellence Standards set clear guidelines for best practice across a business or team.
Business or teams who achieve these indicators work towards achieving an Excellence Mark accreditation.
The Outreach Excellence Standards are outlined below.
