Providers from across the region gather for Careers Fair

A Careers Fair was held at Cleethorpes Academy for all of its students. They opened their doors to many providers, both local and National to showcase the career opportunities on offer.

Students and staff gathered in the Sports Hall and welcomed companies such as myenergi, Orsted, Northern Power and Lincolnshire Co-op to discuss potential futures in the various industries. There were representatives from various colleges and universities to discuss further and higher education and apprenticeship providers to provide an insight into what is available to those who would like to venture into a trade whilst earning a qualification.

Casey Hubbard (Y10) said: “I spoke to Franklin, I am interested in doing something to do with social care. They were really helpful and helped me to figure stuff out. These events are great for me, knowing what I’d like to do but they’re also good for people looking for inspiration about their future.”

Sophia Exley said: “It makes it a lot easier when these events are put on within the school. It means you don’t have to travel to all of the different places to find out what’s out there.”

In the past, it has been difficult for students to make decisions on their future. However, events such as these, arranged on school grounds and during school time help them to engage with future prospects and help them to proactively discover what is available to them once they completed their secondary exams.

Emma Wigham and Savannah Bradley joined the fair to represent Wilkin Chapman LLP. They commented: “There seems to have been genuine engagement here today. These types of events do help us with brand awareness for the younger generation. We tend to find that these events can sometimes be hard for students to engage, which is why sometimes it’s good to have parents come along. These events are important as it is a good way to help those children who wouldn’t normally get the opportunity to engage with local business like us.”

Abigail Fuller is the School Liaison and Events Officer at Franklin Sixth Form College. She commented: “Events like this work really well and we see a lot of students. Having the event on in school time is a lot better for the children as it’s sometimes hard to get anyone to commit to evening times. The students today have all been really engaging. The Year 7 students are especially chatty and know exactly what they’re looking for, which is great to see. It’s great to be able to inspire them from this young age.”

The event was a great success for all age groups, inviting each year group in throughout the day to engage and explore the different options for them to progress with in their education or careers. Whether the students have in mind what they wish to do when they leave school, or whether they don’t know what industry they’d be best suited for, these kinds of events help them to understand a little better what is expected of them and what they can achieve with the subjects they currently study.

Abigail added: “I think these are the best ways to get students interested in their future. It’s great to be able to have a face-to-face conversation and if they keep seeing the same representative throughout their school years, it helps them to recognise a friendly face from their chosen college.”

Justin Robert, a recruitment representative from Humberside Police said: “We’ve had a great time today. There’s lots of students really engaged and it’s great to be able to show them all the great opportunities that there are at Humberside Police. These career fairs help with getting through to them and sometimes it just helps them to be able to speak with a police officer. There are a lot of barriers when it comes to relationships with the police, so being able to break down those barriers is great! I enjoy the recruitment side to this job, I’ve done a few different roles but this is where I want to be. There were quite a few students interested in the cadet programme, which they can join when they are fifteen. It’s great to show them all that’s available.”

Providers included:

• Avant Skills Academy
• Bishop Burton College
• Bishop Grosseteste University
• BRAND energy and infrastructure services
• Care Plus Group
• CATCH
• CLdN Ports UK
• Compass Go
• DFDS
• Franklin Sixth Form College
• GIFHE
• Grimsby Town Sports and Education Trust – L3 Football Shadow Scholarship
• Hales Home Care Group
• HETA
• Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
• Humber Maritime College
• Humberside Police
• John Leggott College
• Lincolnshire Co-op
• Lincs2
• myenergi
• National Horseracing College
• NAViGO Health and Social Care
• NCS
• NELC School Nursing Service
• Northern Power
• NYBEP Ltd – North Yorkshire Business and Education Partnership Ltd
• Orsted
• OTE Construction
• Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery
• Royal Navy and Royal Marines
• Tollbar Sixth Form College
• University of Hull
• Wilkin Chapman LLP
• Young People’s Support Services