BBC First Steps Mentoring project

BBC First Steps Mentoring project-Kick-start your knowledge about broadcasting and apprenticeship roles at the BBC

I’m delighted to launch the BBC’s First Steps mentoring project for future apprenticeship candidates. Do you know a young person with a passion for media and broadcasting? Do you think they would benefit from some mentoring by production teams at the BBC?

BBC Wales is offering mentoring support and guidance, for up to 15 young people in Wales, with the aim of helping them to do better with the application process for the BBC’s Digital Journalism Apprenticeships when they launch on January 7^th, 2019 next year. 

It can be really difficult to apply for one of our apprenticeships and we appreciate that. The online questions, online assessments and application to a deadline, can all be a tough process to get through. So First Steps is here to give a little bit of help to talented potential candidates. We are not looking for your A star students who can write applications well already. We are looking for talented young people with a passion for some kind of media, who have that creative spark but might need some help when it comes to dealing with formal applications.

We will accept up to 15 people this year with an interest in Journalism and they will come into the BBC here in Cardiff for one day in January, one in February and one in March. These days will involve mentoring, shadowing, employability training and potential masterclasses

I would greatly appreciate your help in referring a selected number of potential applicants to apply for the First Steps initiative.  Please do let me know of anyone that could be interested. They can send their application straight to schemes@bbc.co.uk, or you can introduce them and we’ll email them direct to ask them – however you feel would be best in encouraging them to apply. Please note, all applicants must be 18 years old or olderby September 2019.

Any questions, let me know.

Thanks

Steve

Steven Sandrey

New Talent Schemes Manager

BBC Cymru Wales

E- steven.sandrey@bbc.co.uk

Tel-03030805782

Ext – 0805782