The Norfolk Chamber events team helped coordinate another successful and lively Your Future Careers event at Flegg High on Wednesday 22nd March. The event was attended by over 300 students from years 9 and 10 who all congregated at the main school hall to engage with local businesses about the careers available in a variety of sectors. Amongst the 16 businesses and higher education providers who donated some of their type to educate the students were Barclays, East Norfolk Sixth Form, UEA and Army Careers.
As well as the careers exhibition which took place, there were also a number of workshops which allowed the students to gain a more in depth insight into careers within healthcare and engineering. Workshop providers included Ian Robertson from SeaJacks, Paul Martin an NHS ambassador and David Sedgwick from KLM.
Overall, the event provided a valuable platform for businesses to enthuse and educate students about the work they do and the career paths students could potentially aim for when they reach school leaving age. Many students displayed a keen curiosity for the work the company’s do, with businesses commenting on how many insightful questions they all had. It also incited the students to consider what they may potentially like their futures to include, whether that be becoming an offshore engineer at SeaJacks, an apprentice at the NHS or attending one of the many colleges in their local area.
If you are interested in representing your business and enthusing young people about a career in your sector, please click here to register your interest.
We have the following careers events coming up:
Thetford Academy Careers Event – Thursday, 11 May, 2017, 12:30 – 15:45
Wymondham High Careers Event – Monday, 3 July, 2017, 09:30 – 13:30
