Minerals Matter is championing our sector to showcase the range of career opportunities

We are doing this by encouraging collaboration amongst employers to overcome recruitment challenges and to increase diversity and inclusion. We’re helping our industry employers become a job of choice, and develop a sustained talent pipeline by engaging with the world of education and essential careers partnerships.

We aim to:

Support the future skills requirements of the mineral products industry.
Champion a diverse workforce that seeks to improve social mobility.
Enable employers to engage in regional and national outreach opportunities.
Work with education providers and career partners to attract talent.
Promote industry apprenticeships and pathways.
Create an accessible front door to the mineral products industry.

Our Ambassadors

Minerals Matter is uniting the mineral products sector to work together to tackle the issues identified by the industry around recruiting and retaining people from a diverse population. In doing so the sector will be better placed to drive innovation, increase social mobility and ensure the sector continues to play its vital role within the economy.

It’s a big vision but the framework is in place to deliver against the following objectives:

Raising the awareness of rewarding careers and the difference people can make.
Providing the tools to raise standards and assure competency.
Becoming an employer of choice and sustaining our workforce pipeline.
Developing strategic partnerships with organisations that can support and align with our goals.

In line with these objectives, Minerals Matter conducted the 2023 Labour Market Intelligence Study. Its purpose is to understand the current and future challenges the industry is facing around recruitment and retention of staff and skills needs. Download the Executive Summary of the report here.

Show your support for Minerals Matter

Become a Minerals Matter Ambassador:

Inspire young people to consider an industry that shapes the world around us, showcase your story and career journey, support a live webinar, or invite a local school to visit your site. There are lots of ways to support as an ambassador, the possibilities are limitless.
Watch the video to understand more about being a Minerals Matter Ambassador and the work they do.

For Employers & Partners:

For employers and other partners wanting to align their outreach programmes with Minerals Matter, please get in touch with our Future Careers Manager.
Or to simply show support for Minerals Matter, please download and follow the guidance in the brand toolkit to use our logo. If you need any help or advice in using these files, please contact us.

Minerals Matter Brand Toolkit

Download logo files and templates

Minerals Matter: STEM Ambassador programme webinar

Careers: Advice and Outreach

Sign up to become a Minerals Matter Ambassador

In partnership with STEM Learning UK.

Who are Minerals Matter ambassadors?

Minerals Matter ambassadors are professionals working across any aspect of the minerals sector who act as the face of the industry, inspiring the next generation.

Why are ambassadors important?

Ambassadors often provide the first introduction to the industry for young people, or help to dispel myths, delivering valuable career insight and impact on the future career decisions of others. You can’t be what you can’t see!

Where you can volunteer?

Ambassadors can volunteer right across the UK, from primary through to adult education, supporting curriculum and site visits, to careers fairs and events, sharing the fantastic opportunities available in the industry. With dedicated STEM hubs, every ambassador will become part of a regional and national community of volunteers.

Why become an ambassador?

Being a Minerals Matter Ambassador not only helps encourage the next generation, but brings plenty of personal benefits too, including:

Raising awareness of matters that are important to you.
Strengthen your CV.
Making a real impact on the lives of others.
Join a large, supportive network of like-minded people.
Receive training, experience and the opportunity to learn new skills.
Achieve real continuous personal & professional development.  
Collaborate and grow your professional networks.

What support will you receive?

Not only with ambassadors be able to access resources from our partners at STEM learning UK, Minerals Matter ambassadors will also be able to access freely available sector specific content to support your engagements, and if you need any further advice, the Minerals Matter team are available to help you.

Ready to inspire? Follow these simple steps to register to become a STEM ambassador, and/or add the Minerals Matter scheme!

Go to www.stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors and click ‘become a STEM Ambassador’, then follow the below instructions to add your scheme.
Register as a STEM Ambassador at stem.org.uk.
Look out for an email from STEM to validate your account.
Log back into your account and go to your ambassador dashboard.
Select Edit profile.
Select the Skills and Qualifications tab.
Go to the Schemes section and add the ‘Minerals Matter’ scheme, remembering to tick the consent box!
Complete your online induction and DBS check (if you’re a new ambassador).
You’re ready to go!

Please note: Ambassadors can only add schemes once they have registered and validated their account.

Are you already a STEM ambassador or part of another STEM scheme?

No problem! With STEM Learning UK you can be part of more than one scheme, so if you wear multiple hats, you can add as many schemes as you like! We’re all for collaboration and already work in partnership with other organisations and their ambassadors.

Contact info@minerals-matter.co.uk or SAregistration@stem.org.uk for any queries.

Working with strategic partners across all phases of education, we support local engagement initiatives through to national projects in order to inspire young people into a career that can #ShapeYourWorld.

Resources for Minerals Matter Ambassadors

We have developed a series of resources for Ambassadors to help and guide them in their outreach activities in schools and colleges, including advice on the protocols of engaging with young people. Click on the links below to get started as an ambassador.

Becoming a Minerals Matter Ambassador 1

Getting started as a Minerals Matter Ambassador

Guidance for working in schools and colleges – MM Ambassador

For lesson plans and links to a wide variety of resources, please visit our Ambassador Resources page.