Transforming Futures Of Young People
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Young people now face unprecedented challenges, including financial worries, employment and climate concerns - with implications for a new generation’s mental health, and the health of the UK economy.
In this Foundation & Friends podcast, host and Executive Director, Corporate Affairs & Foundation, City & Guilds, Faiza Khan MBE, is joined by Thora Eberts, Director of Network Delivery, UK Youth, and Maddie Dinwoodie, Director of Engagement Programmes, EngineeringUK, for a wide ranging discussion on how government, communities and employers can support young talent and help young people to overcome education, skills and development challenges, including:
- How young people can influence policy change through advocacy efforts
- The return on investment for spending on youth work
- The role of employers in supporting the early-stage workforce
- How young people can help to meet the current skills gap in UK engineering
- How community-based engineering projects can positively impact youth at local level
- How educators can signpost young people to a career in engineering
For further information about the material quoted in this episode visit:
- #Untapped: The economic value of youth work - UK Youth
- Partner with us - UK Youth
- #iwill
- The #iwillmovement celebrates a decade of social action during #iwill Week 2023 - UK Youth
- Hatch
- The Power of Youth Charter
- Youth provision and life outcomes research - DCMS
- Net Zero Workforce - Policy asks for the next government - EngineeringUK
- Policy asks for the new government - EngineeringUK
- The science education tracker 2023 - EngineeringUK
- Engineering and Technology: Key to the future
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Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Bridging the Divide: Addressing Youth Disengagement (00:03:52)
3. Empowering Youth: Advocacy in the Age of Social Awareness (00:08:05)
4. Navigating Employability: Challenges and Strategies (00:12:37)
5. Fostering Change: Collaborating for Youth Empowerment (00:16:34)
6. Bridging the Gender Gap in Engineering: Addressing Bias and Inspiring Diversity (00:22:05)
7. Engineering for Community Impact: Inspiring Local Solutions (00:25:25)
8. Addressing Industry Trends & Innovations (00:29:11)
9. Guiding the Future: Educators' Role in Promoting Engineering Careers for All (00:31:33)
10. Overcoming Obstacles: Advice for Aspiring Young Engineers (00:34:21)
11. Collective Impact: Collaborative Solutions for Engineering Challenges (00:35:53)
12. Magic wand question (00:37:23)
13. Closing Remarks (00:40:32)
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