We spoke with Giorgia Sterza, co-founder at London Startup Marketing and Urban Retreat Collective. Giorgia has been in London since 2014 and she has already become an influencer and she talked to us about her purpose, her drive and her career. Empowering futures: How did you start London Startup Marketing? […]
by Laura Buckler How many things do you learn at university? If you started counting, the list would be endless. You’re constantly discovering new things. However, university is more than learning about concepts related to your future career. It’s more than developing the specific skills you’ll need for your profession. […]
By Janita Pulami Magar I am currently a second year student studying BA Advertising and Marketing at University of Greenwich. Through the business school’s weekly bulletin email, I saw an advert for Empowering Futures, an organisation that helps you partner up with an entrepreneur to help lead a project in […]
by Tom Matson and Jennifer Robison Talents may evolve, but they don’t change Everyone is talented, but no one is talented at everything Identifying weaknesses can help people manage or avoid them This article is adapted from the upcoming Gallup Press book Strengths Based Student. Although people change over time […]
L&D standard published by BSI – infographic – Tackling the skills gap Four in five youngsters (81 per cent) feel they didn’t get the right skills and experience while at school needed to get a job, according to research by volunteering and training organisation City Year UK. This research highlights […]
Work experience and how to make the most of it By Vickie Lee Bradford University studying a BSc (Hons) in Health, Wellbeing and Social Care I’m Vickie, 26 years old and an undergrad at Bradford University studying a BSc (Hons) in Health, Wellbeing and Social Care. I volunteer and coordinate […]
At Empowering Futures we are passionate about developing the employability skills of University students and we also support the entrepreneurs to improve their ability to grow their teams. The entrepreneurs often asks us questions about the perfect type of interview as it is crucial for them, especially if hiring their […]
The Department for Education is the most important Department. Without the ability to read, write and perform at least simple maths, the country would fail and I’m worried that our education department is running into the ground. Schools have failed to cater to modern demands and this has to be […]
by Stephen Exley for TES Lord Sainsbury, the architect of the Post-16 Skills Plan, talks to TES about qualifications, awarding bodies – and the importance of colleges as well as apprenticeships. The Post-16 Skills Plan, published in July, set out what the government described as the “most significant transformation of post-16 education […]
by Esra Gurkan for The Guardian Students You don’t need to have come from a privileged background to get a job through contacts – get online and make connections yourself! Students are repeatedly told that a degree will no longer guarantee a job. In competitive industries you almost always need […]