Case Studies

Palo Alto Networks logo with geometric shapes to the left, symbolising alliance, and the company name in lowercase letters to the right.
The image displays the Verizon Business logo with 'verizon' in bold lowercase letters and 'business' in lighter lowercase letters underneath, representing the strength of their business alliance.

Palo Alto: The Next Generation of Tech 2025

Partners: Palo Alto/Verizon

Young learners were introduced to AI careers through an expert guest speaker panel from Verizon Business and Palo Alto Networks. They were given the opportunity to explore the future of work with AI, and what this will look like for future generations.

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The image displays the Verizon Business logo with 'verizon' in bold lowercase letters and 'business' in lighter lowercase letters underneath, representing the strength of their business alliance.

Changemaker Moments Events

Partners: Juniper and Verizon

Hosted by Unloc, our Unloc Changemaker Alliance Members Verizon Business and Juniper Networks Changemaker Moments events bring business leaders and young people together to talk about problems in industry, and harness the power of the next generation and future workforce to create solutions.

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Cash Kickstarters

Partners: Post Office

The ‘Cash Kickstarters’ pilot programme was carried out as a part of the national Post Office Cash Kickstarters initiative, designed to help provide financial education and advice to teenagers in the UK.

The image displays the Verizon Business logo with 'verizon' in bold lowercase letters and 'business' in lighter lowercase letters underneath, representing the strength of their business alliance.

Young Enterprise Challenge 2025

Partners:Verizon

Five young entrepreneurs were named as finalists in this year’s Young Entrepreneurs Challenge (YEC), an initiative launched by Verizon and Unloc. The challenge, now in its seventh year, aims to discover the business leaders of tomorrow by tasking young European entrepreneurs between the ages of 16 and 25 to devise a tech-led business idea that addresses a key industry or societal issue.

The image displays the Verizon Business logo with 'verizon' in bold lowercase letters and 'business' in lighter lowercase letters underneath, representing the strength of their business alliance.
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Young Women in Tech

Partners: Burberry/Verizon

 To challenge stereotypes and inspire young women to consider sustainable careers in the technology & retail sector

  • To develop young people’s employability and enterprise skills through a variety of skills-based problem solving challenges with real world application.
  • To give young people an opportunity to innovate and apply new technologies in ways that are realistic but forward-thinking.
  • To encourage young people to build presentation and critical thinking skills: building on pitching skills, idea organisation, and collaboration.
  • To introduce young people to a range of Burberry and Verizon career pathways

Grow Your Ambition

Partners: City of Portsmouth College

The  Grow Your Ambition programme was part of the provision for college students in the Portsmouth Area, and this cohort was specifically targeting students from the Aspire and Achieve programme at City of Portsmouth College, Sixth Form Campus.

The aim of this programme was to help students to develop key employability and life skills to help them with their future career progressions.

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