AYF theme: Rural enterprise and employment opportunities
At the AYF Re-Launch, March 2025, Young People identified some common themes impacting young people across Aberdeenshire that warranted exploring to try to understand better the experience of young people and, if anything, what could be done to improve things.
Some of the topics are complex and could take a long time to change but the first step is having a better understanding of the experience, perception from more young people so AYF members volunteering in the Thematic Groups can then raise and discuss with subject experts and organisations involved, particularly those that are involved in decisions about the topic or that have knowledge or other resources. This will help us all work together to understand if, where, with whom and how we could improve things.
Image Image by Graf Global - Illustrated extract of conversations from AYF Re-Launch
This discussion is around Rural enterprise and employment opportunities
If you are 12-25, living in rural Aberdeenshire, please help young people in this Thematic working group by sharing your views and experience of rural enterprise and employment opportunities.
Are there good opportunities in rural Aberdeenshire for employment or enterprise (starting a business) now or in the the future? What do you think works well in Aberdeenshire to support or sustain employment or enterprise opportunities in rural Aberdeenshire?
What do you think could improve in terms working and living in rural Aberdeenshire now or in the future? What are the challenges challenging? How could options, opportunities be improved, developed or supported in rural areas?
