Brave Island are very excited to announce that they have teamed up with a range of different partners to offer 32 work experience placements to young people on the Isle of Wight, which will be taking place over the next two years.
These specially curated placements have been set up to give young people the opportunity to work with established heritage and conservation organisations in roles that wouldn’t normally be available.
Demand for work opportunities
Project Manager, Megan Stisted, said,
“Since Brave Island launched four years ago, we’ve consistently heard that young people want more work opportunities.
“Whether that’s looking to gain valuable experience for future careers, explore roles you hadn’t considered before, or find that crucial entry point into an industry you love, we’ve got an exciting update!”
These placements will fall under one of the below categories.
Heritage Work Experience Placements
These placements, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, are open to those aged 16-25.
They are one day per week for six months, and the placement holder will be paid a stipend of £100/day from Brave Island.
These placements will be hosted by a variety of heritage and conservation organisations and offer roles that focus on skills such as research, environmental conservation, marketing, and events.
The first lot of these placements are now open for applications on the Brave Island website, and include a Ranger placement and a Researcher placement with the National Trust, and an Exhibition Coordinator placement with Newport Minster.
Starter Work Experience Placements
These placements, funded by The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation will be ten days long and offer a variety of roles.
Starter Work placements are ideal for anyone just getting into the world of work, maybe a young person who’s just finished education and isn’t sure what they want to do next, or someone who’s just looking to gain some experience to get started in the job market.
Expenses covered
Brave Island will cover expenses (like food and travel) at a rate of £50/day, so the placement holder won’t be out of pocket from taking part.
Placement roles will range from Production and Box Office at Ventnor Fringe Festival, to Retail Assistants at a record shop and cafe, teaching skills like marketing, customer service, or events production.
Head to the Brave Island website to see all the placements they have open right now, create a Brave Island account to be added to their mailing list for regular updates, and make sure to follow them on social media so not to miss anything.
Background
Brave Island is an online platform set up by Ventnor Exchange to provide free creative opportunities for 14 to 25-year-olds living on the Isle of Wight.
There are new opportunities every week from mentoring and training, to paid jobs and commissions. Sign up at braveisland.uk to get involved.
News shared by Megan on behalf of Brave Island. Ed
