Project
Trailblaze
Funding
£600 per young person, funded until last month by sector skills council Creative and Cultural Skills
Background
Young people keen to get a foot in the door of creative and cultural industries are often expected to work unpaid for some time.
"This makes it difficult for young people who don't have support from parents," says Derri Burdon, chief executive of north west creative and cultural education agency Curious Minds. In 2013, the organisation decided to investigate the lack of demand among young people for its unpaid creative traineeship, offering a taste of work in the sector.
It consulted its target group, young people not in education, employment or training, who had not reached Level 2 in English and maths. Their message was clear. "They wanted real jobs that paid a wage, where they felt valued and had a purpose," explains Burdon. Curious Minds went on to re-jig the traineeship to provide paid work opportunities for 12 weeks.
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