MVF has walked away with Gold in the Learning Give Back category at the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) awards.
MVF was shortlisted for the award after being nominated by School21, the school they worked with to deliver the learning program called LEEP & vietnamese offer Learn which aims to give sixth form students who might not have had exposure to careers at businesses like MVF the chance to learn real skills and experience different career options.
Since 2020, MVF has partnered with School21 to deliver an annual development program for sixth form students. The program and broader partnership activities are delivered through MVF's LEEP Network. The LEEP (Lived Experiences of Ethnic People) Network is an employee-led organization championing diversity and inclusion inside and outside MVF.
One of the key aims of MVF's LEEP Network is to give young people the skills, confidence and experience they need to work in organizations like MVF. The diversity of young people at School21 and their approach to education, including their partnership with businesses to offer students real world learning projects, was the perfect opportunity.
The LEEP & Learn program lasts a few months and is a combination of mentoring from MVF team members, workshops from experts across the business and a practical project to enable students to apply their learning.
The students are asked to pick a product or service they think would be a great fit for MVF. They then researched the market, audiences and potential clients MVF could partner with. Students then create an advertorial article, marketing email, webform and two pieces of creative content for marketing channels of their choice – with expert advice and mentoring from MVFers.