GEMS For Life’s Student Employability programme celebrates 7,500th pupil to benefit from initiative

GEMS For Life’s Student Employability programme celebrates 7,500th pupil to benefit from initiative

- 24 schools across GEMS network have participated in programme to date

- Initiative wins endorsement from sector and other leading training schemes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: GEMS Education’s Employability programme under its flagship GEMS For Life initiative has offered some 7,500 students their first taste of the world of work over the past 12 months.

Pupils from 24 schools in the GEMS network have participated in physical and virtual project-based and employability courses in the past year. Students have been inspired by speakers from industry in their schools, attended virtual careers talks and been on tours of different workplaces, with opportunities growing week by week under the leadership of GEMS’ Director of Student Employment, Matthew Tompkins.

Employment experience is one of three key pillars under the GEMS For Life programme, which offers GEMS students and families support throughout their school careers and later lives. The initiative also delivers exclusive benefits that prepare and sustain students through partnerships with more than 180 universities around the world and the GEMS alumni network that now numbers more than 20,000 subscribers globally.

GEMS For Life was launched in late 2021 and has been hailed by education experts and regulators alike as a ground-breaking and unique programme that offers