Empowerment Skills for Success (ESS) - Skills and employability programme…

Empowerment Skills for Success (ESS) is a 12-week skills and employability programme designed to support young people aged 18-30 to build confidence, practical experience, and portfolio-ready work.

The programme combines weekly live online sessions with hands-on face-to-face workshops. Participants learn communication, storytelling, teamwork, digital content creation, and professional skills by working on real oral-history and media projects.

Through guided mentoring and practical tasks, participants produce podcasts, videos, blogs, and digital portfolios that can be used for employment, further study, or creative opportunities.

Delivery schedule

• Weekly live online sessions - Tuesdays, 6pm-8pm
• Face-to-face workshops (3 days) - Saturdays, 10am-4pm
• Saturday 14 March - Oral History & Recording
• Saturday 11 April - Editing & Production Lab
• Saturday 2 May - Showcase & Celebration
• On-demand learning
• Flexible, self-paced tasks completed between sessions

Attendees will benefit from:

• Practical, hands-on skills in communication, storytelling, and digital media
• CV- and portfolio-ready outputs (podcasts, videos, blogs, and digital content)
• Improved confidence, teamwork, and professional behaviour
• Experience working with mentors and community partners
• Opportunities to showcase work publicly at a final celebration event
• Clear progression support, including CVs, portfolios, and next-step planning

Interested? Sign up online by Wednesday 11 February.