24 . Glasgow Business February 2017
VOTE A WINNING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FUND
First online poll helps to decide investment in a range of exciting projects to develop young people’s skills
D
eveloping the Young Workforce – Glasgow is delighted to announce the allocation of more than £50,000 of investment through
the Opportunity Fund. Te fund was launched to encourage and
develop projects which support DYW’s priorities of engaging education with industry, creating an industry-ready workforce through training and growing youth employment opportunities. Applications could be made for between £100 and £7,500. More than 50 applications were received
requesting in excess of £270,000. An online public vote using a short project synopsis was open for two weeks on
www.dywglasgow.com and nearly 6,000 votes were cast. Tis is the first time that DYW or the Chamber have used online voting. Te final decision was made by a judging panel in November. Te panel consisted of members of Glasgow Employer Board and representatives from Skills Development Scotland, Glasgow City Council Education Services and the Scotish Qualifications Authority. On these pages we look at five of the 15 successful bids from schools, charities and businesses.
Rookie Oven Academy
Young Enterprise Scotland
Case Study: ROOKIE OVEN IS HOT STUFF
Rookie Oven Academy will deliver an enterprise accelerator for 16-25-year-olds. Participants are encouraged and supported to develop their product ideas and turn them into the foundations of a solid business. Each week Rookie Oven calls on talented business founders from across Glasgow to share their top tips, impart advice and provide inspiration. In previous programmes, funded by Glasgow City Council and Skills Development Scotland, there had been positive outcomes across equalities and the number of participants continuing their business ideas. With the funding, Rookie Oven is
running another Academy session in early 2017. Tis will allow Rookie Oven to deliver another exciting programme engaging young people in enterprise.
Case Study: M FOR MARRIOTT MAGIC
Te Glasgow Marriot Hotel was successful in gaining funding for its ‘M Factor Challenge’. Delivered in February 2017, there will be a launch at Govan High School for young people interested in taking part in ‘Te M Factor Challenge’. Te fund will be used to deliver scheduled in-class workshops to a selected group of young people from Govan High School, following a recruitment and selection process. Workshops will include topics such as business basics, presentation skills and team working. Tere will also be the opportunity for ‘Te M Factor Challenge’ programme participants to receive industry-recognised certificates, including SQA Safe Sale & Service of Alcohol, Welcome Host and REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene, making them more ready for work.
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