YouTube careers channel goes live to support young people

Careers Derby has launched a YouTube channel to help young people with training and education choices.

The YouTube channel provides bitesize videos for 16yrs – 18yrs olds to help inform their decision-making process.

These videos have been produced by key partners involved in supporting young people and coordinated by Derby City Council’s learning, inclusion and skills team.

The YouTube channel was created in collaboration within a number of key partners across the city, all keen to help support young people in Derby.

This includes D2N2, the Careers & Enterprise Company, DANCOP (Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Collaborative Outreach Programme), Derby College, Derbyshire Education Business Partnership (DEBP) Luminate Careers & Coaching, Space@Connexions, University of Derby, Community Action Derby and local employers (including Toyota, A Logical Ltd, Remarkable.net, Rolls-Royce).

‘It has been well established that a key group that will be disadvantaged as a direct result of the pandemic is young people, particularly those nearing school-leaving age,’ said Derby City Council’s cabinet member for children and young people, Cllr Evonne Williams.

‘It is therefore absolutely vital that as a community we pull together to help offer support, advice and reliable information to young people in Derby, preparing them as best we can for their future in an educational and professional sense.’

Rachel Quinn, head of people and skills at D2N2 added: ‘As our economy begins to recover from the shock of the pandemic, it’s imperative that we inspire our future workforce, give them timely advice on their career prospects, and showcase the types of work that will be available.’

‘I want to thank all the organisations that have helped kickstart Careers Derby, many of whom are part of the Enterprise Adviser Network and are helping to reinvent careers education across Derby.’

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