takeover
Young
creatives get the skills they need to get ahead
It goes without saying it’s been a tough few years for all. The impact of multiple lockdowns on our creative and cultural industries is something that will take the sector time to recover from. It may appear from the outside that things are returning to normal, and to a certain extent, they are, which is great news. However, the effect it has had on young people who were just starting out in their careers as the pandemic hit is still being felt.
Getting ahead in this field has always been challenging. Opportunities are limited and competition for jobs can be fierce, so when the sector is shut, and there are little to no opportunities, the impacts are exacerbated and can hang over on an individual, personal and collective level, even if perceptions from the outside are that things are back to normal now.
This is especially the case when it comes to skills development. We understood this at Buzz, and set out to develop Buzz Culture – a series of interventions and programmes to support young people who were missing out on opportunities to develop their skills. During the last 18 months, we have worked with over 80 young people from all over Wales, providing them with employability, workplace skills-building workshops, mentoring and tutor support. When permitted, they also had the opportunity to work on live briefs, giving them essential experiences and insight into the inner workings of a content creation, platform and publishing business.
During the latest edition of the programme – which has just finished – we asked learners to take over a section of the magazine. They had autonomy to tell the stories they wanted to tell, with some support from our editorial team, and here they are over the next few pages.
I feel privileged to have worked with so many talented, motivated and creative young people on Buzz Culture; I’m grateful for their contributions and wish them every success for the future. Our aim now is to continue to support as many young people as we can, and help to close the gap of missed time. Thank you to Creative Wales for their continued support; our collaborators; and all of the tutors and mentors that contributed to the programme.
You can view more content by the learners here:
If you would like more information about the programme, please contact:
adam@buzzmag.co.uk
ADAM WILLIAMS, PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
Mahalia Live at Tramshed. Photo by Buzz Culture Learner, John Evans 18
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