Build your profile
Earn badges, connect with like-minded individuals, upload useful documents and photographs, and add information to your profile.
View the newsfeed
Get the latest updates and information from other site users, access Quick Guides, and keep an eye on the BESSconnect leaderboard.
Join groups
Join and create groups to share information and ideas with other site users.
Post opportunities
Whether you're searching or offering opportunities, post them here so that other site users can respond immediately.
Share your thoughts
Post your ideas, insights and questions on the forums and use the BESSconnect hivemind to get answers.
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What is BESSconnect?
BESSconnect brings industry and educators together in one place to share all your careers information, student placements and curriculum content.
Measure your impact; reach your audience; share ideas and opportunities instantly; build relationships; support the next generation; content ranked and boosted by site users; deliver the Gatsby Benchmarks; search and source information from an industry of almost 3 million people. No more untapped brilliance.
BESSconnect for Educators
- Easily source speakers/volunteers/site visits/work experience providers
- New ideas and opportunities and materials directly from industry
- Familiar social network format - networks, groups, contacts, profiles
- Search and source by location - local and national employers
- Use the badges and ranks to easily identify trained connections
- Post the current topics and issues of interest to students
BESSconnect for Industry
- Offer content, ideas, information, competitions, etc straight to schools
- Learn about the education space and hone your offer
- Run online events and site visits and employer meets
- Promote your apprenticeships, work experience, internships
- Build clear evidence of your social value
- Address the skills shortage in construction directly