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Our business

The BBC is committed to managing its business in an ethically sound manner and we seek to bring about positive impacts for society.

Part of this commitment is to treat our global workforce properly, as well as understand and meet their diverse needs. The BBC's Diversity Centre aims to ensure we have an inclusive and diverse workforce, and that we represent diverse audiences in programming.

We also try to have a positive impact on communties in areas where we have a large number of staff, and to provide oppoprtunities for people from diverse background to learn more about the BBC and the careers available with us.

Creating a diverse workforce

In order to be the most creative organisation in the world, we need a workforce as diverse as the audience we serve. We understand that we need many different people with very different skills to achieve this ambition.

To allow people to shine in their chosen field, and to encourage new talent to consider joining our workforce, we have developed a number of training schemes and targeted opportunities. We hope this helps us appeal to people who may not have chosen a creative career path, or who may never have believed the BBC was for them.

Group picture of the eight Young Ambassadors

One such scheme is the 2012 Apprenticeships, which was developed to help us create a legacy from the London 2012 Olympic Games. The scheme was launched in January 2010 and aims to help people hoping to kickstart a career in the media. By the end of 2012, 30 trainees will have completed the course in London and gained a Creative and Digital Media Apprenticeship Level 3 qualification.

You can learn more about this and other schemes in our recent corporate responsibility update and in the film below, which highlights a small selection of the schemes we have available.

BBC Update on Sustainability September 2011

You can read about the work that we do to ensure we are a responsible employer and that we adhere to responsible business practices in our most recent corporate responsibility update.

BBC staff volunteering in the North West

MediaCityUK in Salford is the new home to thousands of BBC staff. Many are new to BBC and hundreds have moved to the region from other parts of the UK. The BBC is committed to helping our staff get to know the local community there.

If you're a charity, community or voluntary organisation based in the North West, email the volunteering team to find out how you may benefit with a little help from BBC volunteers.

To find out more about BBC North, click here

Fair Trading

The BBC has a Fair Trading framework which applies to all of our activities and is outlined in our Fair Trading Guidelines.

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