The programme (12 noon - 4pm) begins with a lunch reception before moving on to include submissions from expert panellists, roundtable debates and a number of innovative workshops. There will also be plenty of time to network and explore possible future collaboration.
Confirmed speakers for the event include Julian Huppert MP; Mark Cooper, Local Enterprise Partnership; Hanadi Jabado, Accelerate Cambridge; Phil Stittle, Cambridge Regional College and Anne Bailey, Cambridge Area Partnership.
Tickets cost £10 and are available via www.peacechild.org/regionalsummit
About Regional Youth Job Creation Summits
The series responds to the challenge – laid down by the International Youth Job Creation Summit – to look beyond imaginary silver bullet solutions to youth unemployment and find examples of what really works. What the International Summit also told us is that to find these examples we need to look at the regional level in closer detail.
It hardly needs to be said but each region is different – different people, different industries, different histories. For this reason you cannot simply plant a one size fits all job creation model on top of all this diversity and expect it to work. No, you must first develop a clearer understanding of the factors influencing the success of job creation programmes. This means asking 3 key questions:
1. What works?
2. Where it works?
3. Why it works?
Our regional summits will provide an inclusive space where multiple stakeholders, including businesses, educators, policy makers and young people can voice their responses to these critical questions. So don’t be afraid to get involved!
About Peace Child International
Peace Child International is a charitable organisation based in the UK with more than 30 years experience of empowering young people to be the change they want to see in the world. It has ECOSOC status at the United Nations harnessing the energy, creativity, skills and idealism of youth to solve the world’s most pressing problems. This is done through training, publications, the World Youth Congress series, and the Peace Child musical.
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More information
Online: www.peacechild.org/regionalsummit
Twitter: @YouthJobSummit
Email: [email protected]
How best to create jobs for young people in Cambridgeshire over the next decade?
6 March 2014
The first in a series of job creation events being staged by Peace Child International takes place in the Friends Meeting House, Cambridge, on March 28th. The half-day event will showcase best practice in the Cambridgeshire region and invite regional stakeholders to have their say on "how best to create jobs for young people in Cambridgeshire over the next decade?"