#GrabTheMIC Client Journey

Young people amplify their voice, ideas and stories through podcasting!

“I don’t think MIC media simply do podcasting training, they’re also teaching life skills. Podcasting is important. We’re future-proofing young people by giving them a taste of a potential career and upskilling them at the same time.”

Beth Nunn

CEO & Founder, PIE

About

PIE helps people become ‘future-ready’. They work with vulnerable young people, special needs learners and unemployed women. We worked with PIE on a peer mentor project for new Year 7’s and community social action project too.

Mission

Provide groups of vulnerable young people, during lockdown with a creative project with an industry expert, that would develop their skills, knowledge, confidence and cultural capital.

Goals

Boost knowledge about how to listen to and make podcasts
Instigate a desire for the groups to make their own podcasts

Challenges

No skills in-house to provide podcast training
Young people had zero knowledge of podcasts
Required creative, fun, friendly and accessible training especially for vulnerable under 16’s
Not outsourced trainers before
Some training must be delivered online according to covid restrictions

Solutions

An ‘industry-led’ experience
x2 6-week Bespoke podcast training programmes
- x1 ‘peer mentor support’ project delivered online (lockdown 2020)
- x1 ‘social action’ project adapted for in-person delivery (lockdown 2021)
- 10 young people aged 12-18 trained as podcasters
- x2 podcasts launched with 3 episodes
2 taster sessions delivered in schools
Tailored via consultation with the client to meet needs, beneficiary abilities, and funding obligations

Results

x2 groups of young people aged 16 and under launch their own podcast
New skills for the young people
Communication, teamwork and conversational skills boosted too
Involved in every level, from scripts to designing the cover art
Opened up different career pathways / ‘jobs for the future’ for the young people
Encouraged honest, image-conscious free storytelling and sharing
Podcast is live and available globally via spotify, apple / google podcasts
Involvement results in job opportunities for participants

Listen to the podcast below

PIE - This Our Stockport
Listen to PIE - This Our Stockport on Spotify.

“Working with MIC has built my confidence to outsource more aspects of our training programmes. It’s made me think about how we can partner with other social enterprises. MIC’s the one we keep going back to time after time.”

Read the full client journey interview with Beth Nunn from PIE

“MIC are approachable and friendly with young people. That’s key, it’s what we look for, suppliers who can engage with a group of teenagers as a role model and at the same time can get a session done with a group who don’t always listen!

One of the boys who did some of the interviews in the podcast project, was shy and didn’t have the greatest of confidence. He’s now got a part-time job. He said that doing the podcast has helped him build up his confidence to speak to people and to put himself out there a little bit more.

Are you looking for podcast training for your beneficiaries, members, team or group?

Contact MIC HERE, let’s have a chat about your workshops wants and ideas!