#YPAG23 Best Bits - Campaign Highlights

Last week, DYW and many of our partners celebrated young people in Scotland through the Young People are Great campaign. It was truly inspiring, and the campaign was highly successful.  The aim of the #YPAG23 campaign is to highlight the key achievements and resilience of young people across Scotland and we are delighted with the campaign's success. 

We would like to thank every individual, business and/or organisation that participated. Your involvement helps challenge stereotypes surrounding young people in and out of the workplace, as well as acknowledge their achievements, resilience and value to employers. Thank you  for spreading the word about why   young people are great!

​Campaign Highlights
Let's take a look at some of the top tweets from campaign day:

DYW presents: Reasons why Young People are Great□️□

You can get involved in today's Young People are Great campaign by sharing positive stories which highlight the achievements and resilience of young people in Scotland. Tag us and use the hashtag #YPAG23!

Find out more:… pic.twitter.com/ARRHn87NiM

— DYW Scotland (@DYWScot) June 6, 2023

Meet Ekua from @LarbertHigh□

She won 3rd place in her age category for her "Think of the Children" poem in the @NeverSuch International Competition□

This year's question was "What does war mean to you", and we believe Ekua's poem is impressive!@DYWScot #YPAG23 pic.twitter.com/2MTidcUrba

— DYW Forth Valley (@DYW_ForthValley) June 6, 2023

Our partnership with Carrondale Nursing Home this year has included over 100 of our @LarbertHigh young people who spent time with the residents creating glass illustrations,singing,using digital technology to enhance cognitive ability &memory as part of the GOALD project #YPAG23 pic.twitter.com/P0VeFWaaq8

— McAinshArt&Design (@LHSArtandDesign) June 6, 2023

We're supporting @DYWEdinMidEast #YPAG23 campaign today, because we agree that young people are amazing!

Today we're shining a spotlight on Nodiya, who after joining our bootcamp in 2021 went on to be hired as a Data Analyst #apprentice at @NatWestGroup. pic.twitter.com/GyUewEW49i

— LTSB (@LTSBcharity) June 6, 2023

In support of @DYWScot's #YPAG23 campaign, we decided to highlight the work of our interns! □

Check out what our staff had to say about Megan, one of our current #interns from @EdinburghNapier□#DYWScot #internship #CCYA #YoungPeopleAreGreat pic.twitter.com/vilHMWNTM2

— CodeClan (@CodeClanScot) June 6, 2023

New blog post□□

DYW would like to mark the start of the Young People Are Great campaign with some words from our chair: Sandy Begbie, CBE, SFRE (@SFE_Sandy).

Read the post here: https://t.co/oO8lY9tL5y

Throughout today, look out for posts which celebrate the achievements and… pic.twitter.com/jJK6KlbsjA

— DYW Scotland (@DYWScot) June 6, 2023

Beginning her #StrathLife as a Modern Apprentice, Grace was then successful in securing an Administrative Assistant position in @SIPBS_Strath and has since been supported to continue her learning through a HNC and HND. #YPAG23 @DYWScot @DYWGlasgow pic.twitter.com/819H6s9Jf9

— University of Strathclyde (@UniStrathclyde) June 6, 2023

It’s always wonderful to see the amazing things young people achieve after their programme – and brilliant when they come back to mentor with us.

Hear from Shannon – who went from student to apprentice to mentor at @TechnipFMC for #YPAG23https://t.co/zG8fuS8wJe pic.twitter.com/F31EGWktti

— Career Ready (@CareerReadyUK) June 6, 2023

#YPAG23 What better way to kick off our success stories than by featuring Graduate Apprentice of the Year - Fatima Asif from @PlexusCorp!

□Read Fatima's story□https://t.co/b3RO0lAM7C

Thanks to @skillsdevscot for sharing the video!@DYWScot @DYWEdinMidEast @apprentice_scot pic.twitter.com/CBgMmZnea7

— Heriot-Watt University Graduate Apprenticeships (@HWU_GA) June 6, 2023

Our very talented P6/7 pupils used Flip along with their newly developed skills from today's Tech Tuesday lesson to explain why young people are great! @NLDigitalSchool @DYWScot #YPAG23 #DYWLED pic.twitter.com/ZDN7JaTDjv

— Mrs A Hamilton and P6/7 (@MrsHamiltonA) June 6, 2023

Meet Morgan, who will be joining @DYWLED on a summer internship, as part of the @CareerReadyUK mentoring programme. He has already opened a Career Event with his band & attended a conference. All before he starts!! Making an impact□ #YPAG23 pic.twitter.com/RXSEcCYnvM

— DYW Lanarkshire & East Dunbartonshire (@DYWLED) June 6, 2023

Make sure you follow us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn to keep up to date on all things DYW. Our next campaign will be held on 8th August 2023, to show young people across Scotland that there is #NoWrongPath.   The award-winning campaign is back for its seventh year and we hope this year will be big.  Find out more about how to   get involved. 
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