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Changemakers Award 2 - SolveSquad (Australia)
Journalists and Writers Foundation JWFOrganizer: SolveSquad Through the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gap between young professionals and educational and employment opportunities was significantly widened; and organizations across the sector were challenged with the ability to acquire hardworking, bright young talent. SolveSquad was created as an innovative response to this gap in the marketplace, by providing access to educational and employment opportunities for young professionals, particularly those coming from refugee and migrant backgrounds, who had more barriers to opportunities within the sector. TRead moreShow less
Organizer: SolveSquad
Through the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gap between young professionals and educational and employment opportunities was significantly widened; and organizations across the sector were challenged with the ability to acquire hardworking, bright young talent. SolveSquad was created as an innovative response to this gap in the marketplace, by providing access to educational and employment opportunities for young professionals, particularly those coming from refugee and migrant backgrounds, who had more barriers to opportunities within the sector. To connect employers to young professionals, SolveSquad adopted a matching process to streamline its progress and attain sustainable growth through development of a digital upskilling database; where young people could list their skills and availability, and were connected to an organization who could provide opportunities online. SolveSquad now has over thirty strategic stakeholders, organizations, social enterprises and non-profit organizations who are able to provide digital engagement projects for young professionals.
Through the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gap between young professionals and educational and employment opportunities was significantly widened; and organizations across the sector were challenged with the ability to acquire hardworking, bright young talent. SolveSquad was created as an innovative response to this gap in the marketplace, by providing access to educational and employment opportunities for young professionals, particularly those coming from refugee and migrant backgrounds, who had more barriers to opportunities within the sector. To connect employers to young professionals, SolveSquad adopted a matching process to streamline its progress and attain sustainable growth through development of a digital upskilling database; where young people could list their skills and availability, and were connected to an organization who could provide opportunities online. SolveSquad now has over thirty strategic stakeholders, organizations, social enterprises and non-profit organizations who are able to provide digital engagement projects for young professionals.
