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Here’s what Executive Director at Go2Games, Josh Mansell had to say.
Can you tell us more about the big community project launch that is a separate entity to Go2Games? Levels Learning is a physical in-person and virtual learning environment that through partnerships with training providers, colleges, universities and the Department for Work and Pensions, runs accredited courses and programmes to change the prospects of local people for local jobs. Te Elevation Programme provides learners with a qualification, work experience, employer reference, guaranteed interview and improved job success. Tis is the flagship programme and heading into the end of 2022 will be joined with an array of other courses, programmes and masterclasses.
Can you tell us how this brings together education, employability, community, gaming & other opportunities? Te Elevation Programme is a two-week course, for 16–24 year old’s. It is an enterprise workshop that runs over four days, learners learn about enterprise and entrepreneurship skills that are transferable to any career. With a Dragon’s Den style team project at the end around any industry, pitched to local entrepreneurs, providing learners with all the skills required to excel in any career. Tis all takes place at the inspiring university campus, but we can have pop-ups as well, followed with work experience with our strategic partners Go2Games getting hands on with the many roles available within the videogames ecommerce industry. Tis provides a full circular learning and employability experience that pushes sustainability within the job market and upskills local people for local jobs. Te programme is designed to boost confidence, spark passion, improve relationships, ignite creativity, and build positive work habits.
Why is working with the local community so important to Go2Games and what does it mean to the company? Go2Games has always had community at the heart of everything we do, and we have always been involved with talks at schools, school enrichment days and providing opportunities to anyone that needs it, as gaming is such an engaging subject matter. We gathered digital devices within Croydon during lockdowns, with our #keepcroydonconnected campaign, to provide local schools with devices that would allow continued communication and work to be completed by students. We support and sponsor youth
clubs and charities with financial donations and gaming equipment. Terefore, the launch of Levels Learning at the end of last year was the right move to make, off the back of 10 years of successful multi-award-winning community work with Go2Games. Being employers in the area, having apprentices come through and
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having Kickstarter’s working for us last year, we could see what areas of improvement were required for those looking for work, which is what inspired our educational package creation of the Elevation Programme.
I understand the company is attempting to create a circular employability economy that upskills local unemployed people, care leavers, young offenders, and people with learning difficulties for local jobs. Can you tell us more about this?
Te Elevation Programme acts as an access course for anyone that comes through it and with our partnerships with businesses, training providers, colleges, and universities we can provide learners with the skills, experiences, mindset, and opportunities to be able to be ready to secure that job or career. Levels Learnings are working with youth hubs in Croydon and the surrounding area, the DWP, charities and schools which means we will be running numerous cohorts from September onwards for: • Learners not engaged in education, employment, or training (NEETs) • Learners at risk of being NEET • Young offenders • People with learning difficulties • KS3 & 4 at risk of exclusion or been excluded • Learners in supported housing • Young people that struggle accessing conventional education
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