Our YES (Youth Employment Support) project is all about harnessing the collective power of our corporate partners and grassroots organisations to empower young minds.
We’re on a mission to equip them with the crucial soft skills needed for a successful career journey.
YES helps raise career aspirations, boost confidence, foster resilience, self-awareness, drive, and self-assurance. It’s all about providing access to valuable professional networks and securing essential work experience.
EECF’s Youth Employment Support Days are about teaching people at the start of their careers the essential soft skills needed to enter and thrive in the workplace through a series of practical workshops.
Sessions also provide one-to-one support in CV writing. The programme also brings together young people from our corporate partners who are already established in their career.
They talk about their experiences and offer advice. This is often the most popular aspect of the training, as one participant said.
“I was feeling a bit confused about how to go about getting work, but today has helped me think about the steps I should take. It’s also made me think about how it will affect my career in the future.” Mohammed
In this film, Zoe Towndrow from BPL and programme participant Mohammed Hassan from Poplar HARCA share their experiences of a recent YES Day hosted by BPL at their City of London offices, from networking and public speaking workshops to the life-changing value of exposure to professional environments.
Curious to learn more? Dive deeper into the transformative impact of YES and hear from some of our incredible participants. Let’s shape the future together.
If you would like to donate or provide a one-week work placement for a young person, please email our Project Co-ordinator, Danielle Devlin here
