<div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-size:14px"><br></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-size:14px;color:#a40800">News Update: You can help young people get into the world of work – with just one click!</span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-size:14px;font-weight:normal"><br></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-weight:normal"><br>Knowle West Media Centre has been shortlisted for the Royal Bank of Scotland Skills & Opportunities Fund - and your vote will help us make our training and employment programme a reality…<br><br>We know that many young people feel trapped in an endless cycle where they need experience in order to be hired, but they can't gain experience because no one will hire them. KWMC wants to support young people, particularly those who have experienced educational and economic disadvantage, to break this cycle and realise their ambitions. <br><br>Our six-month programme will enable eight young people aged 18-24 from Knowle West, south Bristol, to be Junior Digital Producers (JDPs) at KWMC. Through a programme of confidence-building, digital skills workshops, and work readiness training, we will support the JDPs to access new pathways into entrepreneurship and employment. <br><br>Please cast your vote for KWMC in the South West & Wales category at </span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:12px;color:#386eff;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://skillsandopportunitiesfund.natwest.com/vote/vote-within-region-south-west-and-wales.html" target="_blank">http://skillsandopportunitiesfund.natwest.com/vote/vote-within-region-south-west-and-wales.html</a></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-weight:normal">. Voting takes just 10 seconds and closes on Friday 19th June at 12noon. <br><br>Previous Junior Digital Producers told us the experience gave them ‘the skills, guidance and confidence’ needed to pursue their chosen career, and ‘confidence in [their] 'professional' self’ – and we want to offer this opportunity to more </span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';color:#000000;font-weight:normal">young people who have passion and potential, but lack experience.</span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-weight:normal"> <br><br>By voting for KWMC you can help us support more young people to confidently enter the world of work - and make a living doing what they love.<br><br>Thank you for your support.<br></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-size:12px;color:#fc6708;font-weight:bold"><br></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-size:12px;color:#7d7e83;font-weight:bold">The team at Knowle West Media Centre</span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-size:12px;color:#fc6708;font-weight:bold"><br></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-size:12px;color:#7d7e83;font-weight:normal">0117 903 0444</span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';font-size:12px;font-weight:normal"><br></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-size:12px;color:#386eff;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://www.kwmc.org.uk" target="_blank">www.kwmc.org.uk</a></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue';font-weight:normal"><br><br></span>
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