Backing emerging talent to go further

BPP, part of the Lyceum Education Group, is proud to be headline sponsor of the targetjobs National Emerging Talent Awards 2027, celebrating the employers and young people raising the standard for early careers.

Emerging talent is not tomorrow’s workforce in waiting. It is already bringing energy, ideas and ambition into organisations across the UK.

What matters now is whether that talent gets the opportunity, skills and support to go further.

That is what these awards celebrate. The young people taking their first steps into work. The employers creating better ways in. The teams building early careers experiences that help talent gain confidence, progress and make their mark.
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Opportunity should lead somewhere

At BPP, we believe early careers should open doors and lead to real progression.

Young people are entering work at a time when work itself is changing fast. AI is reshaping entry-level roles. Skills expectations are shifting. Opportunities to gain experience are harder to access.

But potential is still everywhere.

The best early careers employers know that talent does not arrive fully formed. They create the conditions for people to build confidence, develop judgement, learn quickly and adapt with the business.

That matters for young people. It matters for employers. And it matters for communities where access to skilled, sustained careers can change what comes next.
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Where early careers become future skills

As one of the UK’s leading training providers, we work with employers who want early careers to become a stronger source of future skills.

That starts with clarity. We help employers understand the capability their business will need, where emerging talent can build it, and how to create the right conditions for people to develop.

Our training routes include apprenticeships, degrees, professional qualifications and skills development programmes. Around them, we support the wider early careers journey through work experience, recruitment support, and clear pathways into development and progression.

Together, they help employers widen access, invest with more confidence and build talent pipelines ready for the future of work.
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Early talent that keeps pace with change

The aim is simple: early talent that is better prepared for work, supported to keep learning, and able to grow into the skills employers need next.