Future careers in the spotlight as Northbrook College students join sustainability workshops  

Northbrook College students took centre stage in a series of exciting workshops to explore new pathways into sustainable careers.  

The series of ‘Meaningful Futures’ workshops, held in collaboration with Sussex Bay, allowed students to connect with local organisations and rethink how work experience and career pathways can better reflect the needs of future generations.  

Northbrook College students were joined by peers from Brighton MET College and BHASVIC to form a joint Youth Panel that worked with employers and businesses to rethink work experience and careers pathways.    

Each session, led by Meaningful Futures founder Céline McKeown, focused on creating more meaningful and accessible routes into sustainable careers.    

The workshops revealed a clear shift in priorities, with young people favouring authentic, real-world experiences over traditional careers portals and the pressure to have their futures mapped out early on.    

The Meaningful Futures initiative is a programme designed to connect young people with businesses and organisations, to give them the chance to tackle environmental challenges and understand what meaningful work and sustainable living can look like.    

Sussex Bay is a local partnership bringing together organisations, communities and young people to restore the environment, while supporting pathways into sustainable careers.  

Here’s a quote from me Celine McKeown, Founder Meaningful Futures CIC 

“Meaningful Futures is about making changemaking visible and accessible to all young people. By connecting students with local organisations, businesses and community leaders already creating positive change, we hope they leave with greater confidence, new connections, and the belief that they can make a meaningful contribution through whatever career or life path they choose.” 

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