Youth Empowerment Programme

A PROGRAMME FOR 13 – 20 YEAR OLDS WHO TAKE CONTROL.

Do your friends often look to you for direction? Are you the negotiator in tricky situations? Or perhaps you don’t always feel heard and wish people would take your advice more? Whether you are a natural born leader or you want to work on your leadership skills, the Queen’s Park Youth Empowerment Programme will give you vital skills that will set you up for life! Our brand new programme launches this summer and is designed specifically for young people in Queen’s Park who want to find out how to use their unique qualities to make them true leaders.

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It is important to note that all young people will require permission from parents/carers/guardians to participate in the programme.

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    About The Programme

    EmpowerLens is a free, 12-week creative media course designed to help you develop practical skills in filming, lighting, camera shots, and video editing. Delivered by industry specialists RG Media, the programme provides all equipment, ensuring there are no barriers to taking part.

    Throughout the course, you will learn how to use visual storytelling to share your own experiences and ideas, while building the skills needed to create high-quality content for social media and other digital platforms. EmpowerLens is ideal for anyone looking to boost their confidence, creativity, and technical ability in media production.

    Raise career aspirations and connect you with Bedford’s employment and education programme.
    Give you the opportunity to work for Faith in Queen’s Park to develop your skills further and support the community.
    Develop your problem-solving skills and promote a teamwork mentality.
    Help you handle the responsibility of one’s own life path with more confidence.
    Cultivate a sense of belonging so you understand the positive impact you can have.
    Promote self-assurance and initiative so you can dive into any task!

    For more information about the programme, please download and read our programme guide below.

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    EmpowerLens course itinerary
    Aims and Objectives • Empowerment: Build confidence, leadership, and communication skills. • Digital Literacy: Equip young people with practical digital and media production skills. • Inclusion: Engage participants from diverse backgrounds in a supportive, inclusive environment. • Community Impact: Create digital content that promotes local sports and community projects. • Employability: Develop transferable skills relevant to creative, media, and digital careers. • Resilience and Responsibility: Promote wellbeing, online safety, and personal accountability.
    Youth Empowerment Programme Information
    Details about the Queen’s Park ‘Youth Empowerment Programme’.

    How to Apply

    Applying for the Youth Empowerment Programme is easy and it is entirely up to you how you present your application.

    You can either send us an email with any attachments or links to your audio/video files online (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, etc.). Alternatively, just complete the application form on this page.

    Here are a few ideas of what you could talk about in your application:

    Why you love living in Queen’s Park and what you would like to do to show these reason to others.

    What skills you would like to develop and how these would help you reach your career goals.

    Ideas you could bring for the tourist information pack you will be creating, if accepted onto the programme.

    WE WANT TO KNOW:

    YOUR NAME & AGE.

    YOUR ADDRESS AND CONTACT DETAILS.

    WHY YOU WANT TO APPLY FOR THE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME.

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