The Construction Work Tasters project will officially launch on 20 March 2023

Funded by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), this project will support young people to learn more about the wealth of career opportunities in the construction and built environment sector. By working closely with employers, this project can also help to alleviate some of the recruitment challenges the sector is experiencing.

Construction Work Tasters are a short version of a work experience. Importantly, they are led by employers and take place on site or in the working environment. As the name suggests, however, they offer a taster of the industry and last between half a day and two days.

The launch week will act as a platform to reach more partners across industry, education, the third sector and local government.

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The Work Tasters website (www.worktasters.scot) is now live. This is the online hub for the project. Employers can post opportunities; young people can sign up to them. Educators and young people can also register their interest in attending Work Tasters. There might not be Work Tasters in your area yet, but if we know there’s interested young people then we will work with employers to create those opportunities.

Are you interested in finding out more about creating opportunities for young people and how this could benefit your organisation?

Join "Supporting Diversity in the Public Sector" webinar, delivered by The Scottish Government and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) on Tues 24th January from 12:00 – 12:45

Register now ➡️ https://buff.ly/3uZeANl

It’s a team effort to support young people to prepare for the world of work.

At DYW we have seen the positive impact of when businesses are involved in providing inspirational opportunities for young people to help them understand and develop the skills they need to succeed.

For employers, engagement in schools and colleges provides access to a diverse pool of future talent and enables industry to take a lead role in inspiring young people and shaping the future workforce. This engagement helps to build young people skills for both work and life, adds relevance to their academic work and raises the career aspirations amongst Scotland’s future workforce. 

This free training workshop will increase your confidence to discuss your industry to a young audience and provide you with top tips to plan and deliver activities in school or college.

This workshop is designed to support individuals who currently engage with or would like to engage with young people in schools and colleges.

Come along to our free Inspiring Young Minds training workshop on *9th December to gain top tips for inspiring young people while they are still in education.

Find out more and access future dates https://bit.ly/3cyFtl3  

*Date Change

 

Once again, in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Creative & Cultural Skills (CCSkills), Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) is delighted to deliver Creative Careers Week 2022.
This year, Creative Careers Week 2022 will run from 21-25 November, with 3 key aims and 4 main strands of activity. We very much hope your organisation can get involved in any of the strands. To register your interest, complete this FORM and read on to find out more about the programme.

Aims
1. Raise awareness among young people, educators, parents/carers and careers’ influencers of the breadth of roles and range of pathways available within the creative and cultural industries
2. Inspire young people to consider a career in the creative and cultural industries while highlighting the breadth of roles and range of pathways available
3. Encourage and support employers across the creative and cultural industries to engage with young people and education through Creative Careers Week 2022. 

Once again, in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Creative & Cultural Skills (CCSkills), Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) is delighted to deliver Creative Careers Week 2022.

This year, Creative Careers Week 2022 will run from 21-25 November, with 3 key aims and 4 main strands of activity. We very much hope your organisation can get involved in any of the strands. To register your interest, complete this FORM and read on to find out more about the programme.

Aims
1. Raise awareness among young people, educators, parents/carers and careers’ influencers of the breadth of roles and range of pathways available within the creative and cultural industries
2. Inspire young people to consider a career in the creative and cultural industries while highlighting the breadth of roles and range of pathways available
3. Encourage and support employers across the creative and cultural industries to engage with young people and education through Creative Careers Week 2022

Could you #ShareAnHour a week to mentor a young person and support them to find and grow their talents?

Scottish mentoring charity MCR Pathways are looking for mentors across Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire. At MCR Pathways, we believe that a young person's future should be determined by their talents and never their circumstances. Our award-winning programme carefully matches young people with a mentor to meet for just one hour a week, in school. This one to one relationship makes a profound impact on young people's confidence and future, as well as being beneficial for employees and businesses supporting mentoring.
 
All steps to becoming a mentor can be done online and full training is provided. No qualifications are needed, just the desire to make a difference.

For more information, please visit: MCR Pathways or email nicola.smith@mcrpathways.org with any questions.
 

Mentoring a young person can not only have a life-changing impact for the individual but is also an invaluable way for young people to develop the skills, confidence and aspirations they need for their future success.
 
Whether you want to make a difference to the lives of young people or develop your own interpersonal skills, mentoring a young person provides individuals and employers with an opportunity to take a lead role in inspiring, encouraging and shaping the future workforce.

Join DYW, Career Ready UK and MCR Pathways to find out more about the benefits of mentoring and the opportunities for employers to get involved in mentoring young people in Scotland through our free mentoring employer information session on Thursday 27th October from 10am-11am

Register here

Well done to the DYW School Co-ordinators from Inverclyde Council who organised a successful DYW Breakfast held in the Ambitions training restaurant of West College Scotland on the 15th September.

Previous relationships were rejuvenated and lots of new introductions were made over a coffee & pastry with magnificent views over the Clyde.

Thanks to all the employers who supported the event!

On the 6th September we attended the DYW All Staff Conference at the Village Hotel in Glasgow.

This was a brilliant opportunity to meet other DYW regions, as well as hearing from a variety of speakers – including members of the Young Scot Leadership panel, individuals from education, and the Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training – and engaged in a number of group discussions.

What a great day had all round and we can't wait for the next one!

It’s a team effort to support young people to prepare for the world of work.

At DYW we have seen the positive impact of when businesses are involved in providing inspirational opportunities for young people to help them understand and develop the skills they need to succeed.

For employers, engagement in schools and colleges provides access to a diverse pool of future talent and enables industry to take a lead role in inspiring young people and shaping the future workforce. This engagement helps to build young people skills for both work and life, adds relevance to their academic work and raises the career aspirations amongst Scotland’s future workforce. 

This free training workshop will increase your confidence to discuss your industry to a young audience and provide you with top tips to plan and deliver activities in school or college.

This workshop is designed to support individuals who currently engage with or would like to engage with young people in schools and colleges.

Find out more and access future dates https://bit.ly/3cyFtl3