Apprenticeships Can Take Ambitious Youth From The Streets to The Boardroom
Shola West |
TEDxSquareMile
• March 2021
Everyone has an opportunity to highlight their skills, it just depends on the opportunities made available to them. Those of us on the streets are rarely given the chance to demonstrate skills they do have, albeit in a different environment. What if a solution was to place them into apprenticeships? Check out how apprenticeships can be a viable solution to bridging the gap between those who are lucky enough to start off in typical employment and those who are not.
Shola West is a former digital marketing apprentice and now full-time employee at one of the fastest tech start-ups in Europe, Multiverse. In addition to her primary role, she proactively advocates for youth diversity as seen on the likes of BBC Radio 1. She is also the founder of a youth community platform called Youth Unlocked which aims to support young professionals from underprivileged backgrounds to thrive in their early careers. Shola is incredibly driven and passionate about changing the narrative for young people across the UK.