Wokingham

The Creative Graduate into Companies Initiative (CGCI) is holding a FREE one-day workshop, in partnership with Wokingham District Council’s cultural services, on Thursday March 30. The workshop is for unemployed and underemployed creative industry graduates in the South East of England.

The event is part of a rolling programme of workshops and training sessions funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and aimed at improving creative industry graduates’ employability skills across the region. Hosted at Wokingham District Council’s professional development centre, the event on March 30 will run from 10am to 4pm and aims to raise self confidence and enable attendees to successfully market themselves as a brand.

The Wokingham day will be facilitated by communication expert Dawn Winder, managing director of i-define, who explained: “The emphasis of this workshop is creating insight into your ‘personal brand’, increasing confidence and raising self-awareness. You will feel more confident and full of practical ideas that will allow you to be more positive about who you are and what makes you different.”

Wokingham District Council’s head of cultural services, Chris Hamilton, said: “Visual and performing arts and media are among the most popular subjects studied by adult learners in our district, so we are delighted to be working with the CGCI initiative to support graduating students in their chosen profession for the future.”

Executive member for Wokingham community care Dianne King said: “Most graduates already have the knowledge they need to succeed once they have joined a profession, but to get a foot in the door can require a whole different set of skills. This kind of training is invaluable, turning their talents into opportunities to enter the workforce.”

To reserve your place, please visit www.cgci.ucreative.ac.uk or contact Helen Ellis on (01252) 89 2981 or email hlellis@ucreative.ac.uk for more information. For more information from Wokingham District Council, please contact Hazel Keelan on (0118) 974 6178.

Wokingham District Council