Join QEST’s first Youth Advisory Board

17th June 2024

YAB

QEST is seeking eight young people aged between 16-25, with an interest in craft and creative subjects, to join our first Youth Advisory Board (YAB).

The ideal board member is someone passionate about the future of craft and willing to share their opinions on a range of topics, to support QEST in its work to increase diversity and the participation of young people in the craft world.

If the following sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!

  • Passionate about craft
  • Willing to contribute and challenge opinions
  • Enjoy working in collaboration with others – respectfully listening and sharing ideas
  • Interested in promoting the importance of hand-skills
  • Committed to making positive difference
  • Looking to develop your professional skillset

Help us become a youth-informed charity and make the craft sector diverse, inclusive and sustainable.

To read the full open call form, click here.

How to apply:

Applications to join QEST’s first Youth Advisory Board are open until 5pm on Friday 28 June 2024.

The application form is made up of two parts:

  1. Personal details
  2. Personal statement

We want to find out more about you in whatever format makes you most comfortable and allows you to express yourself best, so you can complete the personal statement as a video/audio submission (5 minutes) or a written statement (600 words). More details about how to submit and what to include are in the form.

To apply, please click here.

If you have any questions, access needs, or would like to discuss anything prior to applying, please do not hesitate to get in touch at [email protected] or by calling 020 7798 1535.

Please note: if you are under 18 you will need the permission of a parent or guardian to apply.

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