Are you a creative problem solver? Do you enjoy learning by doing?

Flipside is a 12 week, paid, agency-led digital product design training programme, aimed at helping young East Londoners break into the industry and start creating digital products.

To be eligible for this training you must be:

• 18 – 25 years old

• Resident of: Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Newham

• Currently unemployed or underemployed (in a job which is not in your chosen field/has little career progression)

• Available for 12-weeks full-time training from the end of February to May 2019
• Interested in getting into the digital sector and creating digital products

What you will get:

• 3 months of exclusive hands-on training led by some of the best digital agencies in the world

• Live group projects to build your portfolio

• A rotating programme with multiple agencies to learn and network with

• A guaranteed interview for a number of paid placements for those who complete
• An industry mentor to support you in achieving your goals

• A training bursary of £200 per week to cover travel, food expenses and a bit extra for the duration of training (up to £2500 for the duration)

Applications close 5 February. 

Apply here 

English speaking support

VCH are looking for friendly, sociable women to come along to Xenia to support others to learn English.

Xenia supports people from a wide range of backgrounds (including varying immigration status backgrounds) to practice speaking English.

A three hour weekly workshops in Hackney for women which provide a safe and supportive space to practice English. A key skill to feeling well and at “home” in a country whose language you don’t speak.

Where? Hackney Museum’s education room. 1 Reading Lane, London E8 1GQ

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