World Youth Skills Day
Today is World Youth Skills Day - a day to highlight the importance of skilled youth in addressing global challenges! At Youth STEM 2030, we invest in young people and give them opportunities to develop skills that will address these challenges, which include poverty, inequalities and the climate crisis. We spoke to some of the young people involved in our Youth STEM Matters project, to find out what skills they’ve developed as members of the Volunteer Team…
“I’ve learnt a lot more about scientific writing, especially in a way that can be interesting & comprehensible to non-science readers. It’s helped me write better, as I enjoy article writing, and I believe I am becoming a more refined writer.”
“Being a part of Youth STEM Matters has developed how I communicate with authors and give constructive feedback. These skills are useful to transfer to my lab report writing for university and being able to give others feedback in any situation.”
“I’ve learned new & innovative scientific concepts, developed research skills, and learned more about remote group work. The skills I learned have refined my writing & editing skills which has deemed helpful for me with my school paper, Medium articles, & other writing pieces.”
“I’ve learned a lot about collaboration. Not only working with copy-editors, but seeing how we all have a role to play to effectively produce a quality article. Youth STEM Matters has genuinely helped with writing essays for school and competitions. The training especially introduced me to methods that I can actively utilize.”
“Youth STEM Matters has really helped with my ability to work remotely - as an online journal, it’s an essential part of how we work. With coronavirus, remote working had to come quickly in order to keep up with university work - the skills learnt in the journal helped.”
“I’ve developed my leadership skills and learnt how to write scientifically whilst making my writing understandable and accessible to anyone who wants to read it. These skills have allowed me to approach problems from different angles and write scientific pieces more confidently.”
“I’ve developed research skills, and also new and innovative ways of bringing your thoughts together when writing scientifically. I now find it easier to pin point areas that need changing in my school work, and I look at things from different views, not only the obvious things that may first come to mind, but also how to effectively write your thoughts in a powerful, clear way. ”
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