St David’s Cardiff owner, Landsec, has announced a new partnership with SAFE Foundation and Ahead Partnership, to help local young people into employment.  

The partnership is funded by Landsec’s new social impact programme, Landsec Futures, a £20m fund which aims to bring more value to the communities where Landsec invests.

The programme will see St David’s Cardiff join forces with SAFE Foundation and Ahead Partnership, which are leading the charge in supporting people from underrepresented backgrounds into employment.

Together, St David’s Cardiff, SAFE Foundation, and Ahead Partnership will deliver education and work experience-led programmes for people in Cardiff to increase access to the broad range of careers in the real estate industry.

With a renewed partnership, backed by an increase of investment and longer-term support, St David’s hopes to have an even greater impact in the local area.

Helen Morgan, Centre Director at St David’s, commented:

“Investing in those already creating opportunities for local people means we can bring more value to the communities we serve where it’s needed most.

“Through our new programmes with Ahead Partnership and SAFE Foundation, we’ll support more people from underrepresented backgrounds into employment, working with local young people to build their employability skills and increase access to employment opportunities so that everyone can fulfil their potential.”

Stephanie Burras, CEO of Ahead Partnership, added:

“We’re delighted to be able to deepen and extend the rewarding partnership that we have enjoyed with Landsec over the last seven years. The exciting skills and employability activities we have delivered with Landsec’s retail teams across the country, including mentoring and Made In sustainability challenges, have equipped hundreds of young people with the confidence and skills they need to succeed.

“Our new three-year partnership with Landsec Futures will allow us to scale and deepen the impact of these successful school programmes. We look forward to working with Landsec colleagues to provide opportunity to many more young people.”

St David’s will work with SAFE Foundation to provide employability support through hospitality and customer service training courses, helping people to develop functional skills relevant to these industries. It will support Ahead Partnership with enterprise opportunities via its ‘Made in’ challenges, which challenges people to develop and present ideas for the future of retail.

Today’s news is one part of a national commitment Landsec is making to maximise the potential of people, places, and the communities it works with through a £20m social impact investment. Combined this fund will deliver £200 million worth of social value by 2030.

You can find out more at: Landsec.com/futures