This is a hub which was established in June 2021 as a part of the Surrey County Council. The aim of the Hub was to advise and sign post young people aged 18 to 24 living in Surrey Heath area on employability issues. Thanks to long term relationship with the Surrey Borough Council WSX started working with the colleagues at the Workshop which enabled introduction of the SYU Programme and its delivery.
The Workshop is based in the hears of Camberley, Surrey less than 10 miles from Aldershot which is the main SYU Office. The learners are young people interested in self-employment. They are referred to SYU by The Workshop. SYU training is offered in small groups and delivered by SYU Coordinator and Trainer Adriana Crear since July 2021.
A promising production company story ...
Three talented learners who were thinking about setting up a production company were introduced to SYU. The training was delivered in a very compact form: six modules over one busy training day. The modules gave a great knowledge foundation to the learners and allowed them to think about practical aspects of their business. The training was followed by coaching sessions which were preparing the learners to the Business Pop Up Event which was organised as a part of an open day in the Workshop. The Pop Up Event enabled the learners to promote their production company called Acobcast and network with the guests invited on the day. At the end of the Pop Up event the learners were offered a great opportunity to record a podcast with a Mayor of Surrey Heath also present at the pop-up. The SYU build the learners confidence and allowed them to liaise with local community.
"What makes SPEED-You-UP stand out? The Hub allows to explore the idea of self-employment in a practical way. Through the theoretical and practical learning put together it allows the learners to see them as one part and motivates them for action."
Adriana Crear, project coordinator and coach
The Jobcentre and Surrey Council are two important partners for the local SPEED You UP Hub.
Camberley Acobcast Pop Up
The Pop Up was initiated by Adriana, the SYU Coordinator and Trainer from WSX, and took place on the Hub’s Open day.
Three young people are involved and now continuing to work on their pop-up business.
"So far the Speed You Up course has been brilliant! The presentation was informative and educational, we didn’t feel like we we’re being forced to learn anything, we felt as if we were a part of the presentation and our opinions were valued. The pop-up event went very well, we handed out around 100 flyers, got a good response and we got to speak to people of importance. Adriana has been a great mentor and was very good at preparing us for the event."
Other Updates from The Camberley Hub
Speed You Up in Camberley Hub So Far….
So far SYU programme was running in the Camberley’s Workshop 4 times.
Learners were attending training which included topics such as entrepreneurship and skills needed in self-employment as well as regular employment. They also learned about business planning and each leaner came up with an unique business idea.
We are now awaiting a business Pop Up event which will take place on Tuesday 19th April 2022. There will be 3 learners attending who will share their businesses: both products and services.
We are also pleased that Lauran from Lauran Teaches company is not only one of our inspirational external stakeholder but also new SYU Coach! Thank you for joining SYU family Lauran!
Pictures from our previous sessions are below:
September 2021: Finn and Nathaniel
December 2021: Simon and Jamie
March 2022: Kaye and Josh with our WP2 Coach and business owner Lauran from Lauran Teaches company.
Park Street
Camberley
GU15 3PT
United Kingdom