CITY OPPORTUNITIES Free 5 day event hosted by London South Bank University and businesses in the City of London
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Mon 20th - Fri 24th July 2015
CITY OPPORTUNITIES Are you a care experienced young person who is interested in a career in finance, business or law? If you are, the City Opportunities project is for you. • Spend a week discovering a wide range of careers available in the City of London.
PROGRAMME OF THE WEEK
Eligibility This is a fantastic opportunity open to care experienced young people aged 16 - 30, who hold a level 2 qualification (GCSE or equivalent) or above and are living in, studying in, or in care to the following London boroughs:
• Increase your self-confidence and develop skills transferable to study and work.
• Southwark • City of London • Tower Hamlets • Hackney • Camden • Islington • Lambeth • Westminster
• Develop an action plan related to your career goal.
Why is this project only open to those who are care experienced?
• Work with a personal mentor who will work on your action plan for six months.
Care leavers face considerable challenges when accessing education and work opportunities. They are a target group for the outreach programmes of both the City of London Economic Development Office and London South Bank University.
• Visit City firms and meet the people who work in them.
What’s next? After you complete the week long programme TimeBank will match you with a mentor who will use their skills and experience to support you toward the goal you have set yourself. This may involve helping you build professional networks, complete applications, access internships or work through the university admissions process. How does the Mentoring Scheme work? • Mentors will be matched closely with participants in terms of personality and interests. • Each pair will meet for five hours a month over six months. • TimeBank offers full training to volunteer mentors. Both mentors and mentees are supported throughout the placement to ensure they have a positive experience.
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Interested?
Contact Jade at London South Bank University (LSBU) to reserve a place: Jade Ibegbuna Senior Outreach Officer London South Bank University 90 London Road London, SE1 6LN j.ibegbuna@lsbu.ac.uk 020 7815 6722
• Welcome and intro to the week • Getting to know you and about us
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Afternoon • Just do IT A practical, yet creative approach to goal setting and visualisation
• The City and its workers Looking at opportunities in the City and introduction to interviews
• City skills and how to show you have them Workshop – including: a trading challenge, introduction to CVs and further interview skills
• Presentation Skills Some tips to help you make your next presentation a success
• City Opportunities Mentoring Scheme Presentation from Timebank with mentors and mentees on the mentoring scheme
• Measure your success How will you know when you have reached your goal?
Who’s involved? City Opportunities is delivered by London South Bank University in collaboration with TimeBank and City HR Association. It is funded by the City of London Corporation as part of its commitment to bridging the gap between the City and its neighbours, and increasing prosperity across the City fringes; and Team London, the Mayor of London’s volunteering programme.
Morning
• Team Challenge A challenge where you’ll need to use problem solving, decision making and working under pressure skills
• Thinking about the future – making an action plan A planning session with staff and ambassadors from LSBU
• Thinking about the future – making an action plan A planning session with staff and ambassadors from LSBU
• Graduation Ceremony To celebrate your achievements during City Opportunities
• Studying at university – what support you are entitled to
• End of Programme Activity Hard work deserves a reward; we’ll all go on an exciting treat
The whole week is FREE of charge, including travel and lunch