Future U has launched a magazine which is designed to help college students in West Lancashire to choose their next career steps.
This will be distributed to all post-16 sixth form and college students throughout the area to give young people the tools and confidence to decide what their next steps will be, whether it’s applying for university or an apprenticeship.
The magazine will also include activities for students to learn new skills which will help with applications or future careers.
There will also be a set of seven live workshop sessions which will help both young people and parents to learn more about life after leaving college, including sessions on student finance, university life and CV writing.
The sessions will run online from February 24th to March 25th and are aimed at young people and parents considering their next steps after leaving college.
Oliver Norris, Future U Delivery Officer, said: “With future uncertainty, periods of isolation and school or college closures, young people have been hit hard by the impact of the pandemic over the last year.
“However, we wanted to show our young people that there are still opportunities, careers and a bright future ahead of them. We created The U as a resource available to all our young people, regardless of their situation or access to technology.
“By making the resource available online and offline, as a printed booklet, The U can be used as a handbook for anybody approaching big decisions about their future to work towards self-development and empowerment.
“The U will hopefully provide a platform for young people to engage with their own future over the next year whilst Future U will continue to offer additional content, workshops and support to keep young people engaged with what’s ahead of them.”
The U booklet can be downloaded, and the live sessions can also be booked, on Future U’s website at lancashirefutureu.org.uk.
Future U is part of the national Uni Connect Programme, and continues to support school pupils across Lancashire to encourage more young people to think about higher education and future careers. The project involves institutions and organisations across the county including UCLAN and our own Skelmersdale Ambassador, Edge Hill University.