Essex is an extraordinary county for many reasons. We’re proud to serve the people and communities that live, work and study here. They are what make our county truly unique.
Over the past three years, we've achieved many successes. In the coming months we'll demonstrate the real impact we've had on residents and communities through the commitments outlined in Everyone’s Essex – our plan for improving the county.
We'll shine a spotlight on the breadth of work we do including the lesser-known areas that make a real difference to people's lives every day.
Spotlight on: We Rise – A youth movement supporting young people with skills and employment
Extraordinary Essex includes the Employability and Skills Team. The team run the We Rise youth movement that helps young people aged 16 to 25-years-old remove barriers that are preventing them from reaching their career goals and raise aspirations.
Louise Fry, Commissioner for Skills Development explained why the We Rise event is extraordinary, "seeing that, you know you're making a difference to young people lives and some of the lovely things, people have said 'thanks for your help', 'I couldn’t have done it without you' and things like that. You just feel like you're making a real difference to somebody that can then go on and do some wonderful things.”
Watch the full video about the We Rise event on our Extraordinary Essex channels.
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