Connecting football, education & STEM

The Fest Hub
is a community organisation

Research suggests, 65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in a job that doesn’t currently exist World economic forum (The future of jobs report, 2016). 1 in 5 jobs are held by women in the wider engineering sector as a whole. In addition, 1.8 million new engineers and technicians are needed by 2025 worldwide. In the next five years, over 225,000 construction jobs in the UK are expected to be created. Across the industry, this means many new roles will need to be filled.

The 2015 Teesside University study found that 55% of young players suffer from “clinical levels of psychological distress" three weeks after being released by a football club and less than 1% of academy football players make it to professional careers as well as thousands who do land professional contracts still find themselves discarded by their teams two or three years later. This isn’t just an issue with football clubs, these concerns also span across other sports. Therefore more needs to be done to support players and their mental healths transitioning into the wider world of work.

The Fest Hub was born to address these issues through our unique and innovate platform connecting Football, Education & STEM (FEST) but not limited to just football. Providing support for our young people particularly from disadvantaged communities and athletes into these careers should the sport not work out favourably for them.

The Fest Hub is the official hub connecting Football, Education & STEM. Using the power of sport to encourage young people into STEM careers.

The Fest Hub offers Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) programmes to professional sports club all across the United Kingdom.

The Fest Hub welcomes new partnerships and collaborations. We are always on the lookout for new ways to work with people and companies.

Our Mission

To support young people, current and former sports athletes into careers within Sports, STEM, Education and Entertainment. Providing organisations the platform to spread awareness of the opportunities within these industries. Committing to supporting all sports clubs with implementing STEM within their regimes.

Our Vision

To bridge the gap between Sports, STEM, Education and Entertainment in unique, new and exciting ways. Creating a collaborative community where all can share knowledge, good practises, raise awareness, support and market opportunities globally.

The Fest Hub wins Best Social Value project of the year

On the 18th January 2024, saw The Fest Hub win the Best Social Value Project of the year at the Association for Consultancy & Engineering Awards (ACE). Emmanuel Afolabi the...
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Brand New Fest Hub site goes live

The Fest Hub has been developing at a fast pace, one of the latest developments see a brand-new website with the latest Fest Hub branding. The website will serve as...
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Emmanuel Afolabi comes 1st runners up

On 23rd November 2023, our founder Emmanuel had just fallen short of collecting his second award of the year at the Association of Ethnic Minorities and Black Engineers (AFBE) in...
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The Fest Hub shortlisted for the next ACE awards

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements of the industry and champions the best people, projects and companies from the world of engineering, consultancy and...
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STEMfest Inspiring Careers programme switches to hybrid approach

The Fest Hub has been developing at a fast pace, another one of the latest developments see the STEMfest Inspiring Careers programme switch to a hybrid approach. The Fest Hubs...
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CAreers

There are several careers within the wonderful world of STEM. Click below to find out more about how to get into STEM with insights into varying roles.

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