Skills North West 2011

• Welcome

  Skills NorthWest is the biggest skills and careers event happening in the region. Aimed at 14-19 year olds this free event will inspire and motivate.  Hands on interactive features will give you a chance to get a real taste of different future career options whatever your dreams or ambitions.

• Visit

  Get along to Skills NorthWest, the region’s biggest skills and careers event for 14-19 year olds.  Whether you’re at school or college, starting work, a teacher, parent/carer or family this is the one event that could change your future.  Visit and be inspired, motivated and thrilled with over 100 organisations providing interactive features from every major career sector imaginable.

  • What's On and When?
    
  • Who's There?
    
  • Plan Your Visit
    
  • Book Yourself
    
  • Book Your Group
    
  • Group Resource Area
    
  • Evening Opening
    
• Exhibit

  Why Exhibit?

  Skills NorthWest will be the region’s biggest skills and careers event for 14-19 year olds. As an exhibitor you will be meeting the next generation of employees for your organisation. With the emphasis on interactivity visitors get the chance to touch, feel and experience first hand the huge range of careers available and you get the chance to show what your organisation has to offer.

  • Event Format
    
  • Exhibitor List
    
  • Who Will Visit?
    
  • Visitor Promotion
    
  • Stand Prices
    
  • Tell Me More
    
• Download the date
• Getting there
• Contact us

News

Skills North West returns to the arena 2010-01-07 Skills North West returns to the arena Skills North West, the region’s largest interactive skills and careers event is coming back to Bolton Arena on 9 -11 February and it’s expected to be the biggest yet.

Over 12,000 young people from across the region have already signed up for the free three day event and nearly 2,000 of these are from schools in Bolton including Rivington and Blackrod High School and Turton High School Media Arts College.

Supported by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the event will provide the opportunity for young people aged 14-19 to find out more about the different routes into training and employment and the chance to gain hands-on career experience, in a fun and interactive way.

Over 70 employers, colleges, training providers and universities will be exhibiting at the event, including; The BBC, BAE Systems, Army Careers, Greater Manchester Police, Royal Mail, GMPTE, United Utilities, Myerscough College, Bolton Community and the University of Bolton.

John Korzeniewski, Regional Director at the LSC in the North West, commented: “Even in the current economic climate, the response for this year’s event has been encouraging. It is an important date in our calendar and provides the perfect opportunity for young people to meet with employers, colleges and training providers to find out more about what they have to offer and to have a go at the interactive skills activities.

”With more young people than ever facing an uncertain employment future, it’s so important that they have access to high quality information about the options available to them when they leave school or college. Whatever their dream job or ambition may be, they can find out how to realise it at Skills North West.”

To book a visit or to exhibit at Skills North West, further information is available on 01823 362 800 or www.skillsnw.co.uk.
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Press Contacts

All media enquiries should be directed to media@regionalskillsevents.co.uk or call 01823 362800.

Media are invited to attend at any time during the open hours, please report to the Organisers Office on site for a media pack or tour of the event.

An official reception will be held for VIP’s and press. Further details will be available at a later date.