Want to share you voice and represent young people across England? Apply for be a part of the Youth Advisory Group!
The Careers & Enterprise Company or CEC is the national body for careers education in England, supporting schools and colleges to deliver modern, 21st century careers education.
Our mission is to help every young person find their next best step.
About the Youth Advisory Group
The Youth Advisory Group will be led by the Youth Leadership Team at The Careers & Enterprise Company and will be facilitated and supported by the British Youth Council. This is the third year of The Careers & Enterprise Company Youth Advisory Group and as new members you will help continue the development of new ways of working and thinking about the direction of this group.
Broadly the purpose of the group is to:
- Govern: challenge and support CEC to embed youth voice through everything we do.
- Enrich: add the vital youth perspective to help us be as impactful as possible in delivering against our strategic priorities.
- Advocate: work with us to mobilise young people’s voices to continuously improve the system for everyone in education.
To help with the above, we may ask you to:
- Use your lived experience and unique perspective to shape our work and feature in our communications (such as blogs, videos etc).
- Represent the Careers & Enterprise Company at important engagements, such as roundtable discussions, workshops, visits and conferences.
To find out more about the current Youth Advisory Group and to read about their incredible work, take a look here.
What we are looking for
We are looking to bring together a group with a wide diversity of educational and training backgrounds who are passionate about ensuring all young people receive brilliant careers support throughout their time in education. We would love to hear from you whether you are still in education, you are embarking on your career journey, you’ve left education and are still deciding what to do, or whether you are now in employment.
We welcome applications from those with experience in state secondary schools, colleges or further education, specialist provision (such as PRU or SEND schools), home-schooled, T Levels, apprenticeship programmes and other training.
Age: 14 – 25 years old (as of the 1st September 2023), including those still in school or college
Location: England – the work of The Careers & Enterprise Company only covers England and so this role is open to any applicants living in any region of England.
As part of the shortlisting process, we will be looking for evidence of the following:
Skills: Teamwork, Communication and accountability
Values: Passionate about representing young people, enthusiasm for creating positive change, and interested in influencing how careers education can be more beneficial for young people.
What we expect from you
In this post you will be advocates and representatives of your peers. We want you to share your thoughts and opinions with us and take a lead on creating change.
Length of post: 1 year, with the opportunity to continue for a second year.
Commitment required: Approximately 5 hours per month. This will consist of:
- 1.5-hour skills development meeting each month, which all members must attend. We would also ask for your commitment to take on light tasks between meetings, where possible.
- 3 / 4 x in-person strategy days in London (all expenses covered).
What you can expect from us
- We’ll help you develop your leadership skills
- You will build close relationships with your peers
- You’ll get plenty of support
- There’ll be plenty of opportunities
- Step up as a leader
- We’ll offer you a Youth Voice qualification
How to Apply
Closing date: 09:00am 24th July 2023
Complete the registration of interest form and answer a few short questions. You can find all the information you need by clicking the button below 👇
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