Management Information Sheet
Norfolk Skills and Careers Festival 2019
The Norfolk Skills and Careers Festival, on 6 and 7 March 2019 at the Norfolk Showground, is an interactive event aimed at 14-24 year olds to help inspire them for their future career and to demonstrate the various options available.
How will attending the event support my school/college?
Does your school/college need support to improve its Gatsby Benchmark scoring? The Gatsby Benchmarks are a framework of eight guidelines that define the best careers provision in schools and colleges. The Careers Strategy is built around them, and they make a great place to start for planning or improving your programme. Attending the Norfolk Skills and Careers Festival 2019 will help provide evidence towards benchmark 2 (students should have access to good-quality information about future study options and labour market opportunities) and benchmark 5 (every student should have multiple opportunities to learn from employers about work, employment and the skills that are valued in the workplace).
The Careers and Enterprise Company's research on careers events shows evidence of improved employment outcomes for young people taking part in careers events, and a reduced chance of being Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).
| "Careers events with employers can have a positive impact on employability skills and educational engagement for young people." |
Visitor information
This is the only major skills and careers event to take place in Norfolk and provides a much-needed bridge between business and education. It is a fantastic chance to discover the huge range of opportunities available across the country and motivate, inspire and offer young people the chance to take the next steps towards their career. It will offer the information and drive necessary to turn a student's favourite subjects into the right qualifications for an apprenticeship, degree or job.
With over 70 exhibitors from across a wide range of industries, this is not an event to miss.
The Festival will be structured around 13 sectors covering :
- Energy
- Advanced Manufacturing
- ICT - Digital and Creative
- Financial and Business Services
- Leisure
- Tourism and Culture
- Food and Farming
- Science and Innovation
- Health and Social Care
- Construction and Logistics
- Education and Training
- Public Services
- Retail and Enterprise
The Advice Lounge will be available for students and teachers to drop in and speak to guidance professionals and apprenticeship specialists offering impartial careers information, advice and guidance.
Attending the event
The Festival is free to attend for young people at school/college, those in Alternative Provision and with Re-engagement Providers, those at risk of NEET, home educated young people and those not in education, employment or training. The event will be open on Wednesday 6 March between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm (last entry at 1:30 pm) and Thursday 7 March between 9:30 am and 1:30 pm (last entry at 11:30 am).
Schools bringing groups of over 20 students will need to pre-book a 2-hour slot; you can also register for a travel subsidy on this page. Groups of less than 20 students do not require a formal booking, however they can use the online form but should not book a time slot. Young people not in a school setting are welcome to attend with parents/cares/guardians - registration is on arrival and you can also register as an individual online from the home page.
A Teachers and School Staff Information Pack with pre- and post-event activities and suggestions to engage young people with the event is available to download from the Norfolk Skills & Careers Festival website. It includes the event details, information on the travel subsidy and pre-event lesson ideas.