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🌱 Meet Our Young People 🌱 We met up with one of our young people, Maxime, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter who works in festivals and events. Growing up, Maxime faced economic barriers, which led to struggles when trying to enter the creative industries. Earlier this year, Maxime joined Babbasa and has since participated in outreach work and was part of this year’s Challenge Programme cohort. “The challenge program has allowed me to meet other like-minded young people. We were quite a small group. We were about maybe 10 to 15 young people, and actually in that group, a lot of them had similar interests to me. So a big part of the challenge program was making friends” Through the programme, he has been able to develop skills such as public speaking, group working skills, event planning and other soft skills to help him feel more confident and ready for the workplace and beyond. To find out more about how you can support our programmes please visit our website. www.babbasa.com https://lnkd.in/dSKn3R7E

🌱 Insight Day with Planning Portal 🌱 Last week we had an amazing Insight Day at Planning Portal, tech-focused company that supports the building industry. Four young people had a great opportunity to learn about what goes into planning applications, the importance of policy, as well as understanding marketing and sales. Our young people had the chance to create their own marketing strategy on how to promote planning applications to young homeowners which was super fun and insightful! The top 3 things that the young people felt that they improved on: 🌱 Gained more knowledge and understanding of working within the industry 🌱 Helped to make connections with professionals within the industry 🌱 Helped to understand where to find information to help with future career plans and choices. Thank you for such a wonderful day Planning Portal ❤️

EntreConf GO is a new series of conferences for young entrepreneurs in Bristol and Bath in November 2024. 🌱 Rationale: Provide inspiration, support and introductions for young entrepreneurs 🌱 Format: Afternoon and early evening conference. Talks from relatable younger entrepreneurs as inspiration. Panel discussions. Insights from advisors. Plus social time. 🌱 Audience: 16-25 year olds from any educational background: you go FREE to EntreConf GO.  Sign up below. EntreConf and EntreConf Awards MediaClash https://lnkd.in/eEHszVkc

Are you, or do you know someone, aged 18-25 who is from an underrepresented group and wants to break into the marketing industry? Funded by the Marketing Skills Trust, this free three-year programme provides a structured way for you to gain the knowledge and skills that matter to you and your career. 👇

✨ Insight Day with LAH ✨ A few weeks ago, we had a great Insight Day at LAH Property Marketing, one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets. Five of our young people had the amazing opportunity to learn about different roles within real estate such as security, and cleaning, as well as how to manage properties, assets and facilities. Our young people had fun exploring VR-related scenarios and quizzes and gained lots of advice on how to get into the commercial real estate industry. The top 3 things that the young people felt that they improved on: ✨ Gained more knowledge and understanding of working within the industry ✨ Helped to make connections with professionals within the industry ✨ Improved general employability skills Thank you for a fantastic day! If you are a business or organisation interested in finding out more about how you can support young people through Insight Days such as this please get in touch with our Placement Programme Lead, Mallika. mallika.khan@byep.org.uk. #DiversityandInclusion #YouthEmpowerment #RecruitmentServices #OurCity2030 #2030by2030

🌱 National Inclusion Week 🌱 National Inclusion Week is a week long celebration between the 23rd - 29th of September. The event allows us to celebrate and reflect on the importance of creating spaces where everyone feels they belong, heard and valued both in and out of the workplace. Regardless of people’s background, identity, or abilities, it is crucial that we create spaces in which everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and feel valued. So what can we do? Whether you’re approaching this as a business, community organisation or as an individual there is always something you can be doing to help foster a welcoming environment for all. 🌱 Promote and implement Inclusive Leadership 🌱 Create safe spaces in the workplaces for open conversation 🌱 Actively seek out Diversity & Inclusion Training 🌱 Celebrate differences both in and out of the workplace. 🌱 Educate yourself on what Inclusion actually means. Recognise there are more than just the obvious factors such as gender and race but also traits like mental health, economic background and neurodiversity. To find out more about how you can support us in the work we do to create more diverse and inclusive workforces, please visit our website. www.babbasa.com #NationalInclusionWeek #DiversityandInclusion #OurCity2030 #YouthEmpowerment

Last week we hosted a Social Mobility Roundtable with other organisations working towards social mobility for young people within the city. We learnt more about the type of career progression support each other offered, and discussed the idea of a Social Mobility Alliance and how collaborating more closely could potentially be more impactful for the city’s young people. Watch this space for future developments. #OurCity2030

Babbasa has launched a new Trailblazer Programme to promote the influence of youth voice and action within the #OurCity2030 vision for Bristol, generously funded by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. https://lnkd.in/euYQUqZF #OurCity2030

We hosted another successful Mentor Club last week, which saw lots of meaningful conversations between Equal Opportunity Ambassadors (EOAs) and mentees, and many new connections made. 🌱🌟 The next Mentor Club will take place on 22nd October in conjunction with our Enterprise programme. Keep any eye out for booking details, which we'll be circulating shortly. 👀

We're excited to be hosting the next #OurCity2030 Employers’ Forum this week, an opportunity for businesses and professionals to come together and connect, learn about inclusion and social value practices. At the event, we will hear what we have learnt from the OurCity2030 Pathways Programme to date, from employers and young people who have taken part. Although this week's Forum has sold out, you can keep in the loop about future events by signing up to our corporate newsletter https://lnkd.in/edXMYZsX