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Liz LoganGlasgow City Council
Youth Employment: Opportunities for All
Martin CollinsGlasgow City Council
Connect for Enterprise
Activities so far include...
• Familiarity with tools• Model-making• Constructing a stool from raw
materials• Upholstery• Frame-making• Upcycling & recycling home-wares
Skill-building so far includes...
• Safety in the workplace• Meeting & greeting new colleagues• Confidence in a new environment• Attention to detail; e.g. stencil work• Construction• Painting & finishing skills• Manual dexterity• Numeracy• Working with clients
“At school I didn’t enjoy doing anything productive,
here it has motivated me a bit more
to get into the swing”
“That’s really good...
Can I take it home to show my Mum?
She didn’t believe I made it when I sent a picture
from my phone!”
“I want to develop this specific type of work and take advice from Bob as to how I
can then continue it...”
Progression...
• 8 Future Jobs Fund participants have graduated from CP Glasgow since January 2010• 7 gained CIEH Health & Safety Certs.• 5 gained CIEH Manual Handling
Certs.• 5 gained First Aid Certificates.• 5 gained CSCS Certificates; essential to work on any building site.• 1 took a course called Creative Suite for Design as he wants to pursue this.• 2 have progressed into employment• 3 have applied for College, 1 has already been offered an interview.• 1 has an interview for Prince’s Trust “Get Into Mechanics” course.
Activities so far include...
• Familiarity with equipment• Sewing practice• Mood Boards• Product-brief development• Appliqué• Screen-printing• Felting• Fabric manipulation• Upcycling & recycling commissions
Skill-building so far includes...
• Safety in the workplace• Team building• Drawing & illustration techniques• Design & development methods• Buying• Research• Fashion industry knowledge; including
the history of fashion, supply chains and ethical consumerism
“I actually want to get up out my bed now and go!”
“I’ve never actually made a piece of clothing before –
I’ve learned I’m more capable of stuff once I put my mind to it.”
“I liked fashion but when I came here I realised
I liked it a lot more and I want to carry it on after.”
Progression...
• 6 Future Jobs Fund participants are still taking part in Eco Chic• 5 have applied for College courses and 4 have been offered interviews, mainly on the sole basis of experience gained at Eco Chic• Of that 4, 1 has already been accepted onto a course.• 6 FJF participants have gained St Andrew’s Ambulance First Aid Certs & 5 have CIEH Health & Safety Certs. This is thanks to £5500 of European Social Funding via Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
Through Future Jobs Fund, Impact Arts supported a young person to take
the role of Assistant Fashion Tutor.
Since being at Impact Arts, the Assistant
Fashion Tutor has been accepted on to Starter
For 6, a prestigious enterprise training
programme run by the Cultural Enterprise Office.
At the end of the programme comes the opportunity to bid for
£10,000 in start up costs.
Inspirational trip
To Kelvingrove Art Gallery for photo shoot.
Photo shoot of Eco Chic products.
LEFT Pro-model.
RIGHT Eco-Chic
participant.