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skillsLondon 2018 brOught tO yOu by exCel lOnDOn DelivereD with 23 & 24 nOvember, 9.30am - 4pm Events Join the conversation heaDline Partner @Skillslondon #careergoals skillslondon.co.uk Your Guide to the uK’s biggest jobs and careers event Delivery Partner Parent Partner SuPPOrt PartnerS Do you want to grow your skills, reach your potential and feel inspired? If yes, come and chat to us at stand 720 tesco-careers.com/programmes Making the most of your visit welcome to Skills london 2018; the uK’s biggest jobs and careers event • Skills London is divided into seven colour coded zones for easy navigation. You inside the guide can spot the zone from the carpet and stand signs, and each exhibitor has a stand Making the most of your visit 3 number. See page 20 & 25 for more info. Foreword 4 • The Creative Tech Feature showcases Teacher and Parent Hub 6-7 the latest career opportunities in technology. Supporting the journey 8-9 • The Careers and Enterprise Hub is the All you need to know about apprenticeships 12 place to be for bespoke careers employability Career Ready Talks 14 advice. industry Career Ready Talks 15 • Try out new skills and watch expert demos apprenticeships in Construction on the interactive stands 16 Get Skilled Career Ready Talks throughout the event. See pages 18 - 19 for more info. get Skilled 18-19 • Visit the Employability, Industry and Map 20-21 Apprenticeship Career Ready Talks A-Z of who’s here 22-25 for an insight into a wide range of topics and career opportunities. See pages 14-16 business & Finance Zone 27 for more info. Campus, education & training Zone 28-29 • If you’re a teacher or career Careers & enterprise hub 30-31 professional, make your way to the Creative, hospitality, retail & leisure Zone 34-36 Teachers’ Hub on Friday 23 November and network with a range of organisations Public Services, health & Care Zone 38-39 all keen to share up to date CEIAG Science, technology, engineering & 40-45 information. manufacturing Zone • If you’re a parent or carer, visit the uni Street 48-49 Parents’ Hub on Saturday 24 November and receive useful information to support your child’s career decisions. visitor information: If you have any questions or queries that you would • to as many people as possible, make Talk like help with, please speak to a valuable contacts and discover the huge member of the Events Team located range of career opportunities available. around the hall wearing a ‘HERE TO Have a great day! HELP’ t-shirt. Join the conversation @SkillsLondon #careergoals skillslondon.co.uk 3 Questions to ask Welcome from Us what does your Our capital is brimming with talented young company do? people: full of dynamism, energy and potential. At London First, we want leading employers have what careers to ensure every Londoner to offer across a range of do you offer? has the opportunity to be a sectors, from hospitality part of our capital’s success to finance, retail to the what and that businesses can RAF, immersing yourself in attract the talent they need artificial intelligence and qualifications to enable our economy trying your hand at building do i need? to power ahead in these homes, coding or presenting uncertain times. live on TV. what training That’s why I’m delighted to I’d like to thank our headline do you offer? launch the tenth annual Skills partner Deloitte and sponsors London - the UK’s biggest Tesco, EY, AOC, Bosch, CITB, what courses jobs and careers event aimed Edwardian London Hotels at 15–24-year-olds - which and Heathrow Airport, do you offer at matches the best of the London First members and all your college/ capital’s employers with the exhibitors for supporting university? young Londoners looking Skills London - and most of for jobs and careers all, the young people guidance, whether who are what this how much an apprenticeship, event is all about. can i earn? in-work training or a new direction I do hope you find altogether. opportunities and what is a inspiration to fire typical day like? Over the you up about the coming exciting possibilities days you’ll our city offers as what are the be able to you take your first progression explore what steps into the opportunities? the capital’s world of work. is the number of jobs in your Jasmine Whitbread sector going Chief Executive up or down? how do i apply? skillsLondon 4 Your Guide 2018 Welcome from Us I know better than anyone that London is a city of opportunity. It gave me – someone who grew-up on a council estate in south London – the chance to become Mayor. And so I’m determined to make sure that all Londoners get the same helping hand to fulfil their potential that I had. Skills London is about Thank you for coming today making this happen – and and for your support in raising awareness among this mission. I’m pleased to young people, teachers and be working with schools, parents of the incredible employers and training opportunities London has to providers to ensure offer. Londoners get the skills they This means ensuring that need to succeed. Londoners are able to access training and jobs. And I’m particularly excited about the work we’re doing to support Sadiq Khan the creation of high-quality apprenticeships for our young people. I passionately believe that we all need to play a role in preparing today’s students and workers for tomorrow’s economy. Deloitte is proud to be the an environment for young headline partner for Skills people to thrive and build the London 2018, building on the skills our economy needs to work we do to help young continue to grow. people access education and employment. The inspiring and educational sessions running across the next David Sproul two days are key to helping young people discover Senior Partner and Chief careers and understand the Executive skills they need to develop to access them. I am confident that together we can create Join the conversation @SkillsLondon #careergoals skillslondon.co.uk 5 teacher and Parent 2 1 3 hub 8 hub floor 4 7 visit the teachers’ hub on Friday 23 November plan hOSteD by 5 6 The Teachers’ Hub is a great opportunity for There will be a series of talks throughout teachers, tutors and careers advisers to grab the day aimed at careers professionals and a free tea or coffee and network with a range a networking wall to facilitate information of organisations all keen to share up to date sharing and building relationships within the CEIAG information. industry. In the Teachers’ Hub... Teachers’ Hub Talks Teachers’ Hub 1 10am - 10.15am Ambitious About Autism Ada. National College for Digital Skills www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk Digital and tech opportunities for schools Teachers’ Hub 2 STEM Learning 11am - 11.20am www.stem.org.uk Prospects Resilient practitioner training Teachers’ Hub 3 Edge Foundation 12pm - 12.15pm www.edge.co.uk National Careers Service Support for schools from the Teachers’ Hub 4 National Careers Service Belbin GetSet www.belbingetset.com 1pm - 1.15pm The Careers & Enterprise Company Teachers’ Hub 5 London enterprise adviser network Prospects Education Resources www.prospectseducationresources.co.uk 2pm - 2.15pm Belbin Teachers’ Hub 6 We are all different and we are all Health careers that make a difference good at different things www.iseethedifference.co.uk 3pm - 3.15pm Teachers’ Hub 7 London Borough of Hackney - Hackney My Career Options www.mycareersoptions.co.uk Learning Trust & Young Hackney Using innovative partnerships to 8 Teachers’ Hub support schools’ delivery of the Career Colleges Trust Gatsby Benchmarks www.careercolleges.org.uk skillsLondon 6 Your Guide 2018 Teachers’ plan 4 Take advantage of the Career Ready Talks taking place throughout the day (see pages 14-16) 1 Kick start your day with a free tea or coffee in the Teachers’ Get Skilled stands also give you Hub and plan your visit to ensure you 5 the chance to learn new skills, they don’t miss anything aren’t just for students! See page 18-19 for details 2 Visit the National Careers Service stand number 112 6 Speak to the Skills London Headline Partner and 3 Visit every zone to get up to date Support Partners and find out on industry knowledge and the latest more about the career opportunities employment news from over 200 on offer (highlighted within this exhibitors guide on each zone page) visit the Parents’ hub on Saturday 24 November Visit the Parents’ Hub on Saturday 24 November to receive useful information to support your child’s career decisions. This year’s Parent Partner, ey will be running a number of drop in sessions at 10am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm to discuss the There will also be a drop in session at structure of apprenticeships, the support 10.45am and 12.15am led by Sarah available to students and future career Parkin from Prospects - the resilience prospects post qualifying. Project who will be discussing the Find out more about the different routes into importance of developing resilience within a successful career by attending one of their young people and how parents can help drop in sessions today. If you’re unable to support prevalent issues that young people make any of the above times, find out more may face such as social media pressure, online at ukcareers.ey.com/parents exam stress and confusion over which career path to take. Parent Partner As the careers landscape transforms, so do the different routes into a successful career.