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Wishing happy festive season to all MyPocketSkill friends, supporters and wider community 🎄 ❄️ 🎅 ♥️

How do you squeeze an amazing 12 months into 30 secs??? THIS!👇 📈 🥳 All that's left to say is THANKS for your continued support this year .... and bring on 2025 for more projects, partnerships and impact! #Wrapped #2024 #youngpeople #financialliteracy #skills

Reflecting on last week's achievements when we celebrated being part of a select group of FINALISTS at the #TechImpactAwards and feeling proud to be recognised for: 🌟 Pushing meaningful change for Gen Z when it comes to learning about money and developing skills for life 🌟 Embedding tech-for-good to help our 200K users access much needed upskilling and development opportunities 🌟 And our amazing team for working tirelessly to make it happen! 🪅 Congratulations to all the finalists in our #InspiringTheNextGeneration category and to the overall winners - IBM UK.  What great names to be amongst! ** ServiceNow ** Samsung ** EY-Parthenon ** IBM UK ** Corecom Technology Academy ** L'Oréal **L'Oreal Brandstorm #AI #skillsgap #financialeducation #TechnologyForGood #Innovation #2024Awards

What do the weather and budgeting have in common? ☀️🌧️🌬️ A timely analogy shared by Bola Sol in a recent InstaLive on budgeting. Just like the British weather, your budget is: ◾ A forecast 🌦️ ◾ It can…and it does…change ⚡ ◾ It changes with the seasons 🌬️ ◾ It gives you a better idea of what you can do – whether it’s planning a sunny day out or preparing for a rainy one 🌂 This insightful conversation between Bola Sol, author of 'Your Money Life', and Treasure, an ambassador and designer at MyPocketSkill, is a must-watch for anyone looking to better understand money and finances, especially for young people navigating their financial futures. Check out their discussion and let us know what season you're in! ☀️🌧️🌂⚡ 🌬️ #Budgeting #FinancialLiteracy #MoneyMatters #YoungPeople #MoneyManagement #InstaLive #SavingForARainyDay

Is the Great Wealth Transfer a murmur or a monumental moment? 💸 Whether it’s a ripple or a wave, financial services will need to adapt to the unique needs of Gen Z and Millenials with an estimated £ 7️⃣ trillion set to pass between generations over the next 30 years. Our latest blog offers some insights into the market opportunity..(and threat) ... of engaging with a new generation of investors seeking out trust, technology and tailored approaches. Where do you see the biggest opportunities and challenges with the #GreatWealthTransfer? 🗞️ LATEST BLOG: https://lnkd.in/d8xsBmJk #financialservices #youngpeople #GenZ

89 photography bookings in less than a year and still counting. 📈 Emmet C is a talented 19-year old photographer, one of many young creatives on the MyPocketSkill platform, with brilliant photography and digital skills. Emmet joined MyPocketSkill in 2023 and his journey has been nothing short of inspiring. From product photography to children's parties to weddings and professional headshots, he's built an impressive reputation in a short time.  Just check out the reviews… In his words: "𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐲𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥.” This is the kind of transformation we often see among young people across different verticals including digital & creative.  When presented with opportunities to test and refine their skills on real tasks, they grow their skill set, confidence and financial independence - doing what they love, earning well and gaining real-world experience in the field. 📈 According to government statistics, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 £125 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 2.4 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬  -  but that is not the only reason it is important. It defines British culture and it exports it around the world, the U.K. is a leading global creative hub. By many accounts lack of funding and skills shortages among young people are the key challenges that the industry faces. And that is why MyPocketSkill is here - to provide a supportive environment to help to fix the latter by enabling young people, like Emmet, to harness their skills as young creatives and cement their interest in the sector (and, of course, deliver #financialeducation in the process). A lot to shout about. 📢 —------------------------------------------------------------------------- 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 13 - 25 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨@𝐦𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 —------------------------------------------------------------------------- #skills #personaldevelopment #photographer #youngpeople ** Creative UK ** Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre

💡 "𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫" – 𝐅𝐓 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐯 2024  💡 We're not surprised that 55% of young people aged 14-17 believe they should start learning about money in primary school.  Or that Cassius, aged 10 confidently suggested "Tax" when asked what primary school children wanted to learn about in an assembly about money. Just last week, one young person on our platform said "𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑰'𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓." As Alina Khan and Claer Barrett both highlight in recent articles for the FT, this demand for financial education from primary school children comes at a pivotal time when many are more aware of finances due to the cost of living crisis. But this is also an opportunity to foster a new generation of financially resilient individuals. Young people want to learn, and they’re eager to take charge of their financial futures—and we should embrace that! Which is why we're so pleased to be working on our new "near to peer" tutoring programme bringing financial education to primary school children across the UK.   Our forward-thinking approach will pair primary school students (aged 5 - 11) with older students who will teach them basic financial concepts in a fun and engaging way to ensure that even more children like Cassius get the long term money management skills they need. We have the chance to help equip today’s young people with the knowledge and confidence to thrive financially. Let’s work together to make financial education a priority and ensure our children are prepared for the world ahead. 🌍💰   #FinancialEducation #FinancialLiteracy #CostOfLiving #MoneyMatters #GenZ #GenAlpha #FutureReady FT FLIC | Financial Literacy & Inclusion Campaign ** Ufi VocTech Trust ** https://lnkd.in/eNt8i8Jp

Pokit has made it to #Slush ❄ ❄ ❄ Drop us a line if you'd like to meet up with Matthew Harker, Zara Ransley or even meet Pokit 🐷. #Slush2024 #FinancialEducation #Helsinki

🆕 BLOG:  Can #ChildTrustFunds be a conduit for financial education for Gen Z? 💰 With HMRC encouraging 671,000 18 year olds to cash in their Child Trust Funds, are these government-backed savings pots the key to helping young people develop money management skills that will last a lifetime? Check out our latest blog to explore the amazing potential for Child Trust Funds and financial education… 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/ePdkuNVx #FinancialLiteracy #GenZ #FinancialEducation #FinancialInclusion #MoneyManagement #InvestInYourFuture

Feel like we should be in scarfs and gloves on this photo rather than t-shirts and colourful bracelets ... anyways MyPocketSkill #Pokit 🐷 is heading to #Slush #Helsinki. Looking forward to connecting to other founders, investors and general ecosystem. Matt & Zara (as evident ⬇️). Please let us know if you want to say hi or if you think we should meet anyone there. Thank you Helsinki Partners Grow London for enabling this! Christa Holmborg Matthew Harker Maria Andros Vladimir Chepurnoy