
David Barker, FRSA
@d_barker
Founder and CEO of Placer, tackling youth unemployment by helping more young people upskill with employability skills to move into apprenticeship and work.
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https://placer.co.uk 02-03-2009 23:40:26
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Excited to be voted one of the UK's most inspiring social entrepreneurs in 2022 with techcentre.training! Thanks to Haringey Sixth Form College college and La Retraite RC School for being our first clients to launch our CPD-accredited courses for their students! #partnerships WE ARE UMi


Our work at techcentre.training both tackling and preventing youth unemployment featured as a case study in the latest The Edge Foundation Skills Shortages Bulletin featured below:

It's #goodforbusiness to educate tomorrow's responsible business leaders! Join me in advocating for the UN UN Global Compact #TenPrinciples and the #GlobalGoals. #UnitingBusiness unitingbusiness.zone/p/FnKnd8vkX?r=…


Great comedy moment with Nick Ferrari at final hustings tonight before I then got to ask my serious question on the issue of uncapped energy costs for businesses and the impact especially on our high street - youtu.be/nylgR2_wItk?t=…


Great to be part of the Association of Apprentices team celebrating the hard work of employers, providers, employees and apprentices at the Investors in People Awards 2022!


Our CTO, David Barker, FRSA, visited Hendy Group for their #Apprentice Day yesterday. We are pleased to welcome Hendy Group to AoA's growing community of partners working to maximise the potential of apprentices across the UK. #community #apprenticeships


Thanks to David Barker for coming along to promote and get the NHS SDN Apprentices engaged and involved in the Association of Apprentices Network Association of Apprentices



Great to present the work of the Association of Apprentices (Association of Apprentices) tonight at the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists Education & Training Committee. Great feedback and discussion with Rt Hon Anne Milton and members of the Company #liveryineducation #partnerships

Read about the Youth Employment Group’s call to protect the life chances of young people – a social justice priority, but also an economic imperative. learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-polic… Impetus Institute for Employment Studies @PrincesTrust Youth Futures Foundation Youth Employment UK (5/5)

Great to speak to 200 6th form students on futureleadersprogramme about my career journey this week, leading to creating Placer and how we help young people upskill with CPD-accredited #employability training to help them move into apprenticeships and work after education #partnerships



To end #youthunemployment requires the public sector, private sector and third sector to work together. At Placer we are proud to be a member of Youth Employment UK, working together to ensure positive employment outcomes for all young people #partnerships


Delighted Placer is now an approved provider for schools and colleges on The Careers & Enterprise Company approved provider directory helping us to reach more young people with our CPD-accredited employability programme to help move into #apprenticeships and work after education #partnerships


