Young People are Great Campaign

About Young People are Great

Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) are celebrating the achievements and resilience of young people across Scotland through the Young People Are Great campaign.

The social media campaign aims to:
- Highlight the key achievements and resilience of young people across Scotland
- Raise awareness of the greatness young people bring to any workforce
- Spread good news, success and motivation

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#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. ..

Celebrating Resilience and Inspiring Inclusive Recruitment: a Message from Sandy Begbie

Today we celebrate the achievements and resilience of young people in Scotland through the #YPAG23 campaign. This campaign, created by the Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) network across Scotland, gives us all the opportunity to share and be inspired by stories that showcase why Young People Are Great!

#YPAG23 - Are you Ready?

Now in its second year running, the Young People Are Great campaign seeks to challenge negative stereotypes and misconceptions about young people, to celebrate their achievements, resilience and contribution to Scottish society. DYW encourages employers, educators and partners to get involved by sharing positive stories of young people within their organisation(s) on 6th June 2023...

2023 Campaign Highlights

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 #YPAG23 https://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

Get Involved

Step 1
Download the Campaign Pack (see Resources below) and save the date! This one-day-only campaign will run on ... Make sure to put the date in your diary.

Step 2
Build momentum. Tell your social media followers that you are getting involved in #YPAG24. We advise doing this during the lead up to the campaign.

Step 3
Share your stories about the achievements and resilience of young people within your organisation on ... Ensure you use the hashtag #YPAG24 and tag @DYWScot (Twitter), @dyw_scot (Instagram), or your local DYW Regional Group.

Resources

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The campaign pack provides campaign info and suggested social media content for partners, employers, educators and young people.

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Feel free to use these social media graphics and let your followers know that you're taking part in #YPAG24.

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