Brighton Your Futures (BYF) a jobs and opportunities fair takes place on April 3 at the Brighton Dome and Corn Exchange in Brighton.
The fair brings together on one day and in one place a range of ‘action to work initiatives’ including jobs, apprenticeships, traineeships and work experience placements while offering information, advice and guidance for young people aged 16-25 in Brighton and Hove.
BYF is an event for young people inspired and guided by young people, encouraging interaction, communication and connections between exhibitors and visitors and has designated breakout spaces for workshops, presentations, one to one advice and submission of applications to live action to work initiatives.
Council Leader Jason Kitcat, said: “Brighton your Futures is a brilliant event for young people to come and talk to employers about what opportunities could be out there for them.
It’s really vital that companies of all sizes in our area help to realise the potential of our city’s younger population. We’re delighted that yet again a broad partnership is working together to deliver this essential event.”
Objectives
BYF benefits Brighton & Hove and its young people by:
· Increasing employer engagement in local initiatives to meet the 16-25 national agendas around Youth Employment, Raising the Participation Age, Apprenticeships, Get Britain Working
· Increasing the learning and employment related opportunities available to young people aged 16-25 in the city
· Increasing participation in employment, education and training of young people aged 16-25
· Increasing the number of Apprenticeships and Traineeship work placements on offer
· Supporting young people to be work ready
· Raising the awareness of post-16 vocational opportunities to 14-16 year olds
· Raising employment aspirations and challenging gender stereotyping
· Providing a forum for business delegates to network and foster business to business networks
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