The Careers & Enterprise Company said the mentors are now delivering careers advice in almost half of all secondary schools and colleges in England. Each spends a minimum of eight hours a month at the school, where they help teachers build connections with local businesses and employers.
The Careers & Enterprise Company data showed 52 per cent of these so-called enterprise advisers are at chief executive, chair, director, partner or owner level in their industries, while the rest come from small and medium-sized enterprises and start-up ventures.
The advisers work at organisations including the NHS, technology firm Microsoft, and business process outsourcing company Capita, and are supporting a combined population of up to 1.3 million students.
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