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vInspired and Sidekick Studios launch a new digital platform to bring temping opportunities to London youths

By: Kieron Kirkland
On: 18th April 2013

We recognise that the current economic climate is particularly challenging for young people. Whilst traditional employment opportunities are decreasing, young people are increasingly more prepared to take risks, embrace digital technology, and consider entrepreneurial employment opportunities. This is why we’ve started developing Task Squad.

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Paper Prototypes at the Ready!

By: y.anderson@cern...
On: 18th April 2013

Every year thousands of young people have a negative experience of transitioning into adult and leaving care services. Mind Of My Own (MOMO) is here to change their experience.

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Measuring employability

By: emily.harper@ci...
On: 11th April 2013

Citizens Online run digital inclusion projects – Get IT Together across the UK. We help individuals, particularly older and disabled people get started with the Internet and we have some robust measures in place to understand the journey learners go on in becoming regular Internet users.

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Cool on camera

By: Brigitp
On: 4th April 2013

We have been busy out and about filming for our e-connect project. The concept is simple, business people and other experts share their experience in short 'How to Videos' so young people interested in starting a business can access this knowledge bank. We have based the idea loosley on the TED lectures.

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Water Safety Map to reveal patterns in Danger Spots

By: debbie@riverand...
On: 2nd April 2013

As part of our role as educators, it became increasingly frustrating to hear news of the same type of water related accidents happening around the UK. We felt strongly that if better information was available it would be possible to better educate young people on common pitfalls. If incident data was published soon after it occured, it would seem more real to young people. At certain times, e.g. more >

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Our 'Killer App'

By: ivo.org
On: 19th March 2013

We're almost halfway through the development of our Portfolio project. It's an exciting project to work on, designed on a very simple premise to encourage young people to 'show and tell' their volunteering and have their work endorsed by the charities they help, presented via a public profile that they can easily share with proespective employers and recruiters. The idea is to help volunteers to showcase the amazing experiences they gain through volunteering and have them validated so they can be used to help with career development.

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