Prizes galore at ‘The Mix’
Posted: May 6th, 2010 | Author: stephenhobbs | Filed under: Education, Further Education, News | Tags: competition, employability, enterprise, Further Education, NEETS | No Comments »You’ve been labelled as a ‘NEET’*. You are one of 895,000 16-24 year olds in the same situation**. You don’t do ‘education’ or ‘training’ and you haven’t got a job. Pretty depressing, probably. That’s where ‘The Mix’ comes in – a programme designed to help young people appreciate their talents, improve their skills and build their confidence. How does it work? The approach is not complicated; give young people something unexpected to do, watch curiosity overcome reluctance, help them with technical support when they need it and let their natural talents emerge.
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