Our Impact 2024: What Next? The Wirral Skills and Careers Show

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The Challenge: 

Career Connect runs the What Next? The Wirral Skills and Careers Show on behalf of Wirral Council.  The first show took place in November 2022.

The aim for 2023 was to build on this success, and link as many young people as possible with employers and pathways, in one place, to help inform their career choices.

How we made an impact:

The second What Next? Skills and Careers Show saw more than 700 Year 10 and 11 students from 15 secondary schools across Wirral attend The Hive Wirral Youth Zone, Birkenhead. This was up by more than 250 on the number of young people who attended in 2022.

More than 55 employers, education and training providers gathered at the all-day event.

Industries represented included construction, health and life sciences, digital and creative and legal, with major local employers in attendance.

Training and education providers included Wirral Met College, local universities and specialist providers of training in sports, media production and performing and creative arts.

Students enjoyed conversations with employers and education providers and were able to take away materials with more information.

Cllr Sue Powell-Wilde, who was Chair of Children, Young People and Education Committee for Wirral Council at the time, said: “Giving our young people the chance to dip their toes into the world of work is so important, as today’s students are our future workforce.

“The What Next? Skills Show allows young people to make connections with employers and get more information while also giving them an opportunity to ask questions about their future career choices.”

We look forward to bringing young people and local employers together once more, at the next ‘What Next? The Wirral Careers and Skills and Careers Show 2024’, taking place later this month.