IFGA26 Categories > Skill Development (NEW)
Skills Development
Working on a project where children and young people have influenced how skills in the built environment are developed?
This category is likely a good fit.
This category is about progression — not just exposure.
What changed as a result of their involvement?
This includes work where children and young people contribute to how skills, pathways, or opportunities in the built environment are shaped.
Their input might influence how programmes are structured, what skills are developed, or how progression is supported.
The focus is on work connected to real opportunities, where their involvement has informed outcomes.
What this includes
Input shaping how skills or pathways are developed
Contributions influencing programme structure or content
Feedback affecting progression or access to opportunities
Involvement informing how skills are applied in real contexts
What counts
If children and young people influenced how skills or pathways are developed, it counts.
This counts
Input that shaped skills development programmes
Contributions influencing progression or access
Young people informing how opportunities are structured
Involvement leading to changes in outcomes or pathways
This doesn’t (on its own)
One-off exposure activities without progression
Programmes without evidence of influence
Participation where there is no change
General careers activity not linked to outcomes
If your work spans multiple areas, choose the category that best reflects what changed.
Examples of strong submissions
These illustrate how children and young people have influenced outcomes — not just taken part.
Young people developed skills through working on real place-based challenges, contributing ideas and decisions.
Young people built confidence and problem-solving skills by shaping proposals for a real site.
Young people developed collaboration and decision-making skills through active involvement.