GFG Foundation and The Prince’s Trust help Australian students to ‘Achieve’

The GFG Foundation and the UK’s leading youth charity, The Prince’s Trust, have teamed up to help implement the Trust’s ‘Achieve‘ program in Australia. Designed to help young people identify their strengths and link them to career opportunities, this initiative has now been integrated into the GFG Foundation Student Programme in Australia, since 2019.

Since its establishment in 1976 by King Charles II, formerly Prince of Wales, The Prince’s Trust has supported vulnerable young people in the UK to get their lives on track. With 30 years of experience behind them, the Trust has built a reputation for delivering impactful programs to help young people succeed. Sanjeev, who has a close relationship with the King, took on the role of an ambassador for Industrial Cadets, which His Majesty initiated.

“Our partnership with The Prince’s Trust is a testament to what a strong collaboration and shared values, can achieve. We share a long history with the former Prince of Wales through the Industrial Cadets programme in the UK, so it was a natural progression to have Prince’s Trust Australia, as a key partner in our Student Programmes in Australia.

We plan to involve Prince’s Trust in all countries in which both our organisations have a presence.”

Georgina Crumpton – General Manager of GFG Alliance and GFG Foundation

The partnership between the GFG Foundation and Prince’s Trust began in 2019, and since then, it will have positively impacted almost 500 students across Australia, by the end of 2023. The program is part of the GFG Foundation Student Programme, which engages local Year 7-10 students in open inquiry STEM projects, develops life skills that benefit their local communities, and combines The Prince’s Trust Australia’s ‘Achieve framework’ with CSIRO’s flagship STEM inquiry program ‘CREST’ (Creativity in Research, Engineering, Science and Technology).

In a rapidly changing world, young people need to develop new mindsets, skills, and capabilities to succeed. Supporting the next generation to not just survive but thrive in the fourth industrial revolution is a collective responsibility that requires organizations and communities to work together.

The GFG Foundation Student Programme is on track to positively impact nearly 200 students in Australia who will complete the one and two-term courses, this year alone. By integrating the ‘Achieve’ program, GFG Foundation and Prince’s Trust have created a pathway for students to identify their strengths and link them to future career opportunities in their local community. This partnership is a testament to the power of collaboration in helping young people succeed in today’s rapidly changing world.

The collaboration between GFG and Prince’s Trust is an inspiring example of how partnerships can benefit the next generation. By working together, these two organizations have provided Australian students with access to the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the future. With initiatives like this, we can create a better world for young people to thrive and achieve their full potential.

“It’s pretty clear that we are entering a time of great economic, social, and environmental change. Research tells us that young people will need to develop new mindsets, skills, and capabilities to succeed in a rapidly changing world of work.

Supporting the next generation to not just survive, but thrive in fourth industrial revolution is our collective responsibility and requires organisations and communities to work together.

It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with the GFG foundation and CSIRO since 2020, and we look forward to kicking off the programme again in 2023.”

Dean Delia, Director for Young People, The Prince’s Trust Australia