Caroline Brooks joins the VIY Advisory Board

We’re thrilled to announce a new Advisory Board member, Caroline Brooks. With over 20 years of experience in the sports industry across a variety of roles, Caroline has worked across the public, private, and charitable sectors in the UK and internationally in strategic areas including facility planning and improvement, policy development, funding and finance, major sporting events and using data to drive impact.

We first met Caroline in her role as Funding & Facilities Manager at London Sport where she first connected us with Sport England which directly led to the start of our long-term partnership. She also unlocked our partnership with Fusion Lifestyle, one of the largest leisure facility management companies in the UK.

Currently, as Head of Physical Activity for the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, Caroline works with brands like Nike, adidas, Puma, and ASICS to promote a healthier, more active planet.

Prior to that, Caroline led key projects at The Commonwealth Secretariat for the Sport for Development & Peace Team, supported national governments from across the Commonwealth in developing sports policies for social development, and most recently convened the Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham (the legacy of which we’ve supported through our partnership with Sport Birmingham).

So, as we look to further build on our work and credentials in sport, we’re excited to welcome Caroline on board!

VIY launches Impact Report 2023-24

Our VIY Impact Report for 2023–24 showcases a year of growth and impact, strengthened and new partnerships, and fantastic outcomes from our young people and teams.

Read our Impact Report 2023-24

Headlines include:

• Supporting over 1,500 young people towards brighter futures, building confidence, and helping many towards a sustainable career in construction
• Positively impacting local communities across the UK through 89 community projects, helping to reduce regional inequalities and help vital community spaces survive and thrive
• Awarding 1,245 Entry Level 3 City & Guilds accreditations – helping young people take that first step onto the construction career ladder
• Helping 39% of our NEET learners aged 16+ progress within 12 months* into education, further training or employment
• Collaboration is in our DNA – it’s thanks to our dedicated team and more cross-sector partners than ever before sharing the same mission and purpose to deliver wider, deeper, more sustainable impact for young people and local communities

*This figure relates to the progression of all 16+ NEET learners within 12 months of their VIY project, who have taken part in 2022-23 and 2023-24