1. Raising awareness
Creating opportunity
Raising awareness & creating opportunity for South Wales school leavers in Health Innovation careers.
Christie Harper
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2. Introduction Christie Harper: Current:
Market Research/ Customer Insights
Business Dev/Lead Generation
Research Executive
Apprenticeships
Christie Harper:
Nurse: UK/USA
Health Economic Market Access consultancy
Academia/ tutoring
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3. A thriving Life Sciences sector
The Life Sciences sector in Wales employs around 11,000 people in over 350 companies.1
- Does not include allied consultancy: marketing, market research, medical communications, health economics.
Welsh Government: Feb 1
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4. Future-proof careers
Health innovation, by definition, represents the future.
In times of economic uncertainty it is all the more important to justify the price of new health innovations – Health Economics.
Economics as a University course has a greater return on student financial investment than many other courses.2
For the future of work in Wales… “we must foster the development of transferable skills that are difficult to automate, such as creativity and critical thinking competencies, alongside skills for the digital economy, technical skills, and in STEM subjects.”3 2
Sean Coughlan. Biggest winners and losers from degrees. BBC news online. 27th November 2018
Wales Centre for Public Policy. November Future of Work in Wales Report 3
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5. Cutting edge study programmes
Health informatics
Computer Science
Data Science and Analytics
Data Innovation and Research
Health Economics
Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents
Life Sciences and Digital Innovation
Genetics, Cell and Gene Therapy, Advanced Therapeutics
Supported by government and industry funding/partnership
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6. A break in the chain…
Lack of awareness of these in secondary schools in South Wales Valleys
Higher than average young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET)
Companies report a skills gap
Thriving Life Sciences Sector
Future-proof careers
Cutting edge study programmes
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7. The need to RAISE awareness
Most companies at career fairs represented ‘graduate schemes’ that were based outside of Wales
I had never heard of the term ‘health economics’ until I came out of University.
As an A level student I was never informed about the available career /study paths in the health technology space
I had a very limited understanding of the health technology environment
As a student at University I did not have a career path in mind
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8. The need to create opportunity
Work experience options for science-interested pupils in Ammanford
Limited places: GP surgery
Limited places: Vets
Limited places: Community Hospital
Limited places: Chemist
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9. A problem that needs solving
Carmarthenshire contains a number of areas which are in the “most deprived tenth” of Wales.
In Wales, 142,595 (22%) children and young people aged under 20 live in poverty.
17.3% of people in Carmarthenshire are on social benefits (job seekers/incapacity)
In the ex-mining towns of South Wales, children are more likely to live in poverty or deprivation than most other places in Wales.
Being NEET is associated with poor health outcomes later in life, and a greater likelihood of contact with the criminal justice system.
Poverty is defined as a household income less than 60% of the median UK income.
Deprivation is measured by looking at income, health, education, geographical access to services, community safety, physical environment and housing.
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10. RAISE Wales C.I.C. RAISE awareness CREATE opportunities
RAISE aspirations
RAISE abilities
RAISE confidence
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11. Phase One: Awareness Film
Interview Health Innovation companies
Capture/ collate images and footage
Distribute to schools for pre- GCSE option selection students
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12. Phase Two: Work Experience Scheme
Connect students with health innovation companies
Transport to placement
Confidence raising/ work-place conduct training
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13. Phase Three: Connection Portal
Website and/or app
Stay connected during study path (regardless of location)
Highlight Wales based:
career opportunities
post grad training
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14. Phase Four: Expansion Franchise to other industries (e.g. engineering)
Franchise to other geographies (e.g. RAISE Manchester)
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15. Current status C.I.C registration pending April 2019
Feasibility funding applied for April 2019
Interview/investigate:
Stakeholders with similar aims
Health Innovation companies
Study institutions
Schools
Insurance/transport /governance
Self funding models
Post feasibility funding
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16. Get in touch Ask questions/ register an interest hq@raise.wales
Christie Harper
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