Our vision

To spark a passion and create pathways for young ‘challengers’ to thrive in a future career

Our mission

Our mission

The Challenger Academy is a registered charity based in Stoke-on-Trent with a mission to make the creative industries more accessible and socially diverse through valuable work experience opportunities, free skills training and career guidance.

By offering programmes that build confidence, oracy and real-world industry experience, we ensure that young people can thrive in a future career and that location or circumstances are never a barrier to opportunity.

Our 3 key objectives

Our 3 key objectives

1

To inspire young people to consider a career in the creative industry in partnership with local schools, colleges, universities and community youth groups.

2

To provide free employability skills training and highly accessible work experience for young people, regardless of their background, which significantly improves their prospects of employment.

3

To connect young people to employment opportunities at local creative businesses across the UK.

Get involved

Get involved

Whether you’re a teacher, partner, funder or volunteer, there are many ways to support our work. Together we can open more doors, reach more young people and create real change.

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