The Workforce of the Future: Widening Participation Students and Increasing Employability, by TAP student Emily Gay
The Workforce of the Future: Widening Participation Students and Increasing Employability For Transforming and Activating Places *ALL OPINIONS STATED IN THIS ARTICLE BELONG TO THE AUTHOR AND AUTHOR ALONE* Written by Emily Gay My name is Emily. I am a disabled, working-class student. I say this – not to put myself into pre-determined categories – but to help begin the process of carving out my place in the world around me. My disabilities and the numerous surgeries that I have undergone in an attempt to fix some of the issues meant that I was away from my peers and my local educational system for long periods of time whilst I was growing up. Whilst I was still young, I knew I wanted to go into university, to help make something of myself. This was not as easy for someone from my background as it was for other students. My hometown has low levels of participation within higher education backgrounds and so there were no closely related role models for me to look towards for guidance. Fi