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Andy Burnham urges school leavers to benefit from free bus travel & membership exclusives across the North-West
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has praised the success of Our Pass (now in its seventh year) and urges young people not to miss out.
Young Manchester creatives are given a ‘foot in the door’
Six young Manchester creators seeking rewarding careers in the creative industries have unveiled their first ever outdoor advert with the Andy Taylor Foundation telling what it takes to get that all important Foot In The Door.
SharpFutures & Sky Studios launch Flip the script in association with ScreenSkills.
Flip The Script is a new creative talent development programme for trainee script editors launched by social enterprise SharpFutures with the support of Sky Studios curated by Cameron Roach and members of the Sky Drama team.
Beyond The Music INSPIRE presents: BEYOND THE BAND
Manchester’s global music conference and new music festival BEYOND THE MUSIC today details Beyond The Band, an all-access pass to the music industry for 16-25 year olds presented by Beyond The Music INSPIRE.
Channel 4 opens applications for its Content Creatives training programme
Channel 4 has today opened up applications for its Content Creatives programme, offering at least ten young people from underrepresented backgrounds in the North of England the chance to kickstart their career in the creative digital industries.
Young Animator of the Year UK 2024: Unleashing the Next Generation of Animation Superstars!
YAY UK works to discover, nurture and celebrate young animation talent in the UK with a successful industry-judged short film competition for animators aged 11–18.
Customer Service Apprenticeship (closed)
We are looking for a Receptionist: Customer Service Apprentice to join our Front of House team at The Sharp Project. The role will span the duration of the customer service practitioner Apprenticeship.