November 13 2007 saw the Young Chamber event "When Schools met Business..." at Cowes Yacht Haven,Isle of Wight. The event in partnership with IWEP Inspire and Aim Higher was a chance for students from across the Islands High School and College to have real conversations with business.
Young Chamber is all about opening up the world of work to young people. This event enabled students to meet business up close and have one to one conversations with them. The day started with a "Business Breakfast" where business leaders such as David Pugh ,Leader of IOW Council and Andrew Willson, MD of Wightlink discussed careers,work and the economy with students over their sausage, bacon and eggs!
This was followed by a speed networking session where the sixty students met 30 business people in three minute bursts. Questions such as "How did you get where you are?","What skills are needed to do what you do?" and many more were asked. The business people were left exhausted after an hour of quick fire questions whilst the young people had learnt an amazing amount of information.
The final part of the day saw inspirational speakers jellyellie and Jake Meyer telling their stories to the students The event finished with lunch and a final chance to question business and find out more about enterprise and the world of work.
The feedback was all about "Lets do this again soon" from both business and schools. What is definately going to happen is Young Chamber will continue to work with schools through their Young Chamber Councils to bring business and schools closer together.
For more information on Young Chamber on the Isle of Wight contact David on 01983 554548.