Faithful+Gould and Future Frontiers: Shaping Aziz’s future

We are delighted to work in partnership with consultancy firms, Atkins and Faithful+Gould, as dedicated Impact Partners that go above and beyond to make a difference for young people on their career journeys.

Following one of our recent coaching programmes together, we had a chat with Aziz, a Year 10 pupil who now aspires to become a business development manager, and his career coach Bill, who works as Information Manager at Faithful+Gould. Aziz told us how taking part in the career coaching enabled him to open his mind to different careers and pathways.

Tell us about your partnership with Future Frontiers.

Taking part in this programme has allowed Zaha Hadid Architects to join Future Frontiers in their mission to break the inequality cycle in the UK. This is particularly important for us because Zaha Hadid herself, our founder, always believed in the potential of young talent and was a mentor to so many people.

“Watching our coaching relationships blossom into something really valuable was such a wonderful feeling for us.”

Working with Future Frontiers was fantastic from a corporate social responsibility perspective of course, because it really made us all feel like we were doing something great and having a positive impact in our communities - but also from a team bonding perspective it was such a great initiative. We all shared the initial fear of dealing with teenagers who some of us were not used to, then watching our coaching relationships blossom into something really valuable was such a wonderful feeling for us.

What impact does Future Frontiers create for young people and coaches?

Future Frontiers works really hard in making sure that they can translate your collaboration with them into results. You’ll have access to impact reports with stats like career readiness and you’ll really be able to see the difference in the perception of these students readiness for a career from the beginning of the programme and how it has changed.

“Ife said she would have done it forever… and I felt exactly the same.”

How did you find your time as a volunteer coach?

The best moment for me was when my student gave me a thank you card at the end of the programme. The card said that she would have done it forever and I felt exactly the same, so I think that was a very rewarding moment in the programme and one that I will cherish forever!

Are you part of a forward-thinking business who is ready to take part in a skills-based volunteering initiative which has a proven impact on the young people involved? Get in touch with us!

“Future Frontiers works really hard in making sure that they can translate your collaboration with them into results.”

Anna Calcagno, Senior Manager, People & Talent, Zaha Hadid Architects