The Student Programme in the UK

The Student Programme in Romania

The Student Programme in the Australia

We run bespoke school programmes in areas where GFG Alliance has a significant presence. These programmes give students some important skills to help them towards being job-ready after school. These include STEM-based learning programmes, designed to involve students in problem-solving real-world issues that are happening in their local communities.

Throughout this, there is a strong focus on self-esteem building, so that students develop confidence in using their own voice, and expressing their points of view, so they are better able to navigate an adult world after school.

Aims of the GFG Foundation

Our aim is to close the emerging skills gap, particularly in science and engineering. We want to dispel the myths about the industry and showcase new technologies and innovations – explaining to young people that it’s not just hard hats and noise. We are committed to highlighting the fantastic opportunities for young people to be part of the transformation, and we seek to demonstrate how the industry is adopting new technologies to become greener as it strives towards net zero.

Longer term, our aim for the GFG Foundation is to continue to support young people by encouraging and informing them as to the opportunities that exist in the ever-changing and evolving industrial world.

In September 2022, the GFG Foundation in Romania, in partnership with LIBERTY Galati, launched a dual education class, run in collaboration with the Paul Dimo Vocational School in Galati. Plans are in place to expand the programme, with another dual learning class due to commence in September 2023.

More recently, in July 2022, the Foundation launched in the Czech Republic. Our student programmes are currently in development and more details will follow.

Our programmes for Romania, the Czech Republic and Poland were launched in the of summer 2022.

The Did you know video series provides an engaging way for students to learn about a variety of topics linked to industry, sustainability and the environment.

We wanted to create a global resource, something for students and teachers that could be used in the classroom, as a home learning resource, or a fun family activity that was available to everyone no matter where you were based in the world.

In each of the videos, we have taken a key environmental topic, for example, Steel Recycling and Carbon Capture explained this in simple terms and then demonstrated how this links to industry and the impact on sustainability.