DYW Edinburgh, Midlothian & East Lothian creates closer collaboration between industry and education, quite simply we work with industry so young people are informed and inspired about the world of work. “It is our vision to deliver a partnership across the region which will ensure a positive destination for every young person and to transform the relationship between business, the third sector and education for the benefit of all three and for the wider regional economy.” We are ambitious to make a real step change in the opportunities for young people and how employers make a significant contribution to how this is shaped. To enable us to achieve our vision and deliver impact we: 1) Deliver an improvement in employers’ engagement with schools and colleges in the region by encouraging and supporting more employers and educators to actively collaborate to better align skills supply and demand- delivering increased economic and societal impact from investment. 2) Encourage and support employers to open up job and development opportunities to more young people and invest in their career development- stimulating increased economic growth, productivity, and earnings, playing an active role in shaping and benefitting from our regional education system through recruiting our young people.