Wokingham Schools Careers Fair
The Wokingham Schools Careers Fair was a great success - a fantastic tribute to team working! Students and parents had the opportunity of speaking directly to employers, college leaders, university representatives and apprenticeship providers to ask them directly about routes into employment. Seventy-eight exhibitors took part, with representatives from every skills sector - IT, finance, hospitality, creative and media, construction, science, business, administration and public service. This included some of the most significant employers in the region, like Microsoft, Barclays, Glaxo Smith Kline, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, Thales, Foster Wheeler, BG Group, Ernst & Young and Deloitte, to name just a few. It was a hard day’s work for the employers who were endlessly patient in answering students’ questions but the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. They felt it had been worthwhile for them because they were able to engage with young people directly.