4C UR Future

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“We are delighted to play a key role in this innovative event. 4C UR Future LIVE engages with young people in a fun but clever way, helping them identify the skills and talents they have a clear aptitude for. This early intervention to help inform subject choices for GCSE, and ultimately career choices for the pupils, is inspired. Their interaction with the games and activities will not only help to identify their talents and skills, but also give them a taste of the types of jobs and careers they can steer their studies towards in the future.”

“Allstate are delighted to support 4C UR Future. The LIVE events are a fantastic way to inspire the next generation of young people, highlighting their strengths and future career opportunities, including considering technology as a potential career path. Engaging with our employees, who help to facilitate the LIVE games, will allow young people to hear about what it is like to work in Allstate and get first-hand knowledge of the vast range of roles a career in technology could take them in.”

Gwyneth Evans

“We’re so excited to take part in 4C UR Future LIVE. This is a unique opportunity for Year 9 pupils to gain an insight into their aptitudes and abilities, which will better equip them to make informed choices on their future career. By supporting this event, we are hoping to inspire a new generation of young people to choose a career in manufacturing and engineering. There has never been a more exciting time to join this fast-moving industry, which is embracing the digital technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.”

“As the biggest bank in Northern Ireland, Danske Bank is pleased to support 4C UR Future and its objective to inspire young people and inform them about the range of potential future careers that exist in different sectors. As a key stakeholder in the local economy, we recognise that the skills and knowledge of today’s young people are key to building a successful future for all.”

“Northern Ireland has a long and impressive history of innovation in manufacturing. How do we inform young people about our existing and future career paths, retaining and building on the skills that make us a unique and successful region across the engineering, construction, and manufacturing sectors? Doing nothing is not an option. It fails our young people. We are delighted to be part of 4C UR Future’s ambitious plans to ensure that businesses find the right skill sets to support growth, and to ensure our young people are informed and inspired to be the next generation of innovators.”

“As a Trust Port, Belfast Harbour invests in creating a gateway to opportunity for all communities. Supporting the employability and skills development of our young people is a core strand of our community engagement activity, and plays a key role in building a healthy and sustainable workforce. We are delighted to support 4C UR Future LIVE, as it prepares to showcase a diverse array of career paths, and to inspire and inform young people as they develop their future goals and ambitions.”

“We’re delighted to support the work of 4C UR Future. The idea of a traditional career has changed. 4C UR Future informs and educates young people about their own strengths, and the wide range of opportunities available, as well as informing parents, guardians, teachers, and those who influence teens when making important decisions about their own futures. Through 4C UR Future, young people are also informed of career options that many would not normally be exposed to during their everyday education. 4C UR Future is a vital resource for young people in Northern Ireland, promoting and cultivating a culture of opportunity, innovation, and ambition.”

Elliot Thompson

“The future of work is changing. Advancements in technology are just one factor that is significantly impacting the types of jobs today’s young people will embark upon in their lifetime. We’re delighted to support 4C UR Future LIVE, giving Year 9 students the opportunity to learn about career options in a hands-on and interactive way, so they can make informed choices not only for their GCSE subjects, but for their own futures as well.”

“We understand the importance of developing young talent early-on, who could join our business and go on to become the Managers and leaders of tomorrow. We’re therefore delighted to be able to support 4C UR Future, inspiring talent at a younger age, and helping young people develop both interpersonal and transferable employability skills, while raising awareness of the vast array careers and opportunities within the agri-food and technology sector, prior to the students selecting their GCSE topics.”

“We are absolutely thrilled to support 4C UR Future’s  innovative approach to involving, informing, and inspiring young people about the future world of work, education pathways, and career opportunities. Delivered in an engaging way, 4C UR Future LIVE aims to help young people make more empowered choices, which is truly aligned to our vision, mission, and values at Tarasis Enterprises.”

“We are delighted to be involved with 4C UR Future. The LIVE events give us the opportunity to engage directly with young people from across the province who could be the next generation of Logisticians – ensuring the wheels of our industries keep turning. This opportunity for schools and pupils is critical for industry, as this grassroots engagement will endeavour to ensure our industry meets its skills demand for years to come.”

4C UR Future LIVE is a fantastic concept that provides Year 9 pupils with more information about the current career market in a fun and interactive way. They may discover a talent for a role they were not even aware existed. Working in the Logistics and Transport industry, we are very aware that there are skills shortages in certain positions. This event may provide students with alternative careers choices and could help our industry to develop a skills pipeline for the future.”

4C UR Future will help to teach our young people the utility of knowledge and point to where this might take them.”

“Practical and real-world experiences are the best way to help young people make informed career choices. An event like 4C UR Future LIVE, which focuses on hands-on activities, has such a fantastic impact. Six of our team volunteered in 2019, and they were delighted to give students a taste of a career in tech!”

“We are proud to be a supporter of 4C UR Future. The innovative format of the LIVE event has all of the ingredients needed to inspire young people from across Northern Ireland as they begin to consider their future careers. At GRAHAM, we have a proven track record in attracting bright, young talent into construction, and an event like 4C UR Future LIVE is the perfect platform for us to demonstrate the exciting, rewarding, and challenging careers that exist in our industry.”

Gemma Crothers

Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Kainos

“Practical and real-world experiences are the best way to help young people make informed career choices. An event like 4C UR Future LIVE, which focuses on hands-on activities, has such a fantastic impact. Six of our team volunteered in 2019, and they were delighted to give students a taste of a career in tech!”

Johanna Donaghy

Training and Development Manager, Cranswick

“We are delighted to play a key role in this innovative event. 4C UR Future LIVEengages with young people in a fun but clever way, helping them identify the skills and talents they have a clear aptitude for. This early intervention to help inform subject choices for GCSE, and ultimately career choices for the pupils, is inspired. Their interaction with the games and activities will not only help to identify their talents and skills, but also give them a taste of the types of jobs and careers they can steer their studies towards in the future.”

Gwyneth Evans

HR Manager, Ryobi

“We’re so excited to take part in 4C UR Future LIVE. This is a unique opportunity for Year 9 pupils to gain an insight into their natural aptitudes and abilities, which will better equip them to make informed choices on their future career. By supporting this event, we are hoping to inspire a new generation of young people to choose a career in manufacturing and engineering. There has never been a more exciting time to join this fast-moving industry, which is embracing the digital technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.”

Elliot Thompson

Design Engineer, PAC Group

“The future of work is changing. Advancements in technology are just one factor that is significantly impacting the types of jobs today’s young people will embark upon in their lifetime. We’re delighted to support 4C UR Future LIVE, giving Year 9 students the opportunity to learn about career options in a hands-on and interactive way, so they can make informed choices not only for their GCSE subjects, but for their own futures as well.”

Sinead Rafferty

Learning and Development Specialist, GRAHAM

“We are proud to be a supporter of 4C UR Future. The innovative format of the LIVE event has all of the ingredients needed to inspire young people from across Northern Ireland as they begin to consider their future careers. At GRAHAM, we have a proven track record in attracting bright, young talent into construction, and an event like 4C UR Future LIVE is the perfect platform for us to demonstrate the exciting, rewarding, and challenging careers that exist in our industry.”

Pamela Dennison

National Officer, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

“We are delighted to be involved with 4C UR Future. The LIVE events give us the opportunity to engage directly with young people from across the province who could be the next generation of Logisticians – ensuring the wheels of our industries keep turning. This opportunity for schools and pupils is critical for industry, as this grassroots engagement will endeavour to ensure our industry meets its skills demand for years to come.”

Catherine Boyd

HR Advisor, DFDS Logistics

4C UR Future LIVE is a fantastic concept that provides Year 9 pupils with more information about the current career market in a fun and interactive way. They may discover a talent for a role they were not even aware existed. Working in the Logistics and Transport industry, we are very aware that there are skills shortages in certain positions. This event may provide students with alternative careers choices and could help our industry to develop a skills pipeline for the future.”

Ryan Connor

People Development Manager, Devenish Nutrition

“We understand the importance of developing young talent early-on, who could join our business and go on to become the Managers and leaders of tomorrow. We’re therefore delighted to be able to support4C UR Future, inspiring talent at a younger age, and helping young people develop both interpersonal and transferable employability skills, while raising awareness of the vast array careers and opportunities within the agri-food and technology sector, prior to the students selecting their GCSE topics.”

Alan Leacock

Director, Metal Forming Innovation

“4C UR Future will help to teach our young people the utility of knowledge and point to where this might take them.”