Young People
Unleash your creativity and shape the future!
Experiment with new technologies, develop skills as a leader or media-maker and enjoy being creative! Our free young people’s programme (mostly for ages 10-17) offers a range of after-school groups, creative courses, work experience, training opportunities and holiday activities.
Explore below what we offer for young people at KWMC:
Ongoing Projects for Young People
Work Experience
Gain hands-on experience in design, architecture, social justice, engineering, sustainability and more with our industry partners. You’ll work on live briefs at KWMC and The Factory, building real-world creative skills.
During the programme you will:
- Develop confidence in work skills including communication and teamwork.
- Visit locations around the city of Bristol, to learn from professionals about their workplace and jobs.
- Learn about a variety of job roles in STEAM* industries. These job roles might include engineers, construction workers, software developers, designers, architects and more!
- Get involved with live projects at the Media Centre, KWMC The Factory, and the local community.
- Learn from professionals about career and education pathways into a variety of future workplaces.
*We are champions of STEAM over STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths. We believe that the inclusion of Arts encourages a creative lens for solving challenges of our collective future.
There are 30 spaces available. Please note we will prioritise young people who live or study in BS4, BS3 5**, BS13 and BS14
Week 1 | 29 June – 3 July 2026
Week 2 | 6-10 July 2026
We have selected two weeks for Work Experience to maximise the number of South Bristol students we can provide placement too. If your work experience week does not fall on either of these two weeks, please consider applying anyway and we would be happy to discuss options with you.
Form Deadline : 19 December 2026
Do you have any questions or concerns? Send us an email school@kwmc.org.uk.
Schools Programme
We offer FREE in-school sessions, trips to our Neighbuorhood Makerspace, assemblies and careers fairs. Find out more about each offer by clicking the link below or email school@kwmc.org.uk.
Arts Award
Earn a nationally recognised qualification available to anyone under 25. Join one of our programmes or work independently with KWMC as your Arts Award Centre for support.
To learn more, email youngpeople@kwmc.org.uk, or call 01179 030444 or 07729237126.
Partnerships
If you are a youth worker, support worker, or work with young people and want to get in touch to find out about possible partnerships or collaborations, please contact youngpeople@kwmc.org.uk.
