New online service to support young people during lockdown

THE Cheshire and Warrington Pledge, hosted by the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), are offering a new an online service called ‘Pledge Learn Live @ 11’ starting today (April 20) to help young people access career support and guidance during lockdown.
The online sessions will bring local Cheshire and Warrington employers, universities, colleges and training providers to young people through a series of live broadcasts and two way chats every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am.
Sessions are geared towards young people aged 11-18 and will feature employers talking about careers in their industry, as well as providing advice on how to develop the skills that employers are looking for during lockdown. There will also be sessions on how to undertake a successful online interview and a discussion on progression to Further Education or University. All of the sessions are free to attend and will be led by local business professionals, giving young people and parents/ carers opportunities to ask questions live online. Each presenter will also set a challenge for participants to complete, so they will be able to go away and develop their employability skills further after the session has finished.
Clare Hayward MBE DL, Chair of Cheshire and Warrington LEP said “We are incredibly excited to launch this new service which we hope will be a really useful source of inspiration and information to young people who are currently thinking about employment, further or higher education or training. In these challenging times, employers are still very keen to reach out to young people – to inspire them about new technologies and job opportunities and support them on their journey to starting a career.”
The Pledge is one programme, alongside the Digital Skills Partnership and Accelerate Cheshire & Warrington, that forms an ambitious £30m skills and business growth project being delivered by the LEP and its partners to transform learning and skills development in Cheshire and Warrington. This online service is one of a suite of support mechanisms the LEP is investing in to help people and businesses during the Covid-19 crisis.

To register to the ‘Pledge Learn Live @ 11’ online sessions, visit https://learnliveuk.com/partner/cheshire-and-warrington-lep/

The initial programme is as follows;