This National Apprenticeships Week 2022, Ealing Council’s Work Ealing service is holding a free virtual youth careers fair for young people aged 16-30.
Go along to an Ealing youth careers fair on Wednesday, 9 February (between 10am-6pm) for exciting workshops and inspirational talks from employers looking to recruit young people or organisations that provide pre-employment support.
Workshops
Have a look at the range of virtual workshops that Work Ealing and its partners have carefully prepared and then sign up to each one you want to attend – it only takes a couple of minutes. They are all free and held online, on Microsoft Teams.
- Mindfulness – 9.30am – 9.50am
- Introduction to apprenticeships by Ealing Council – morning session 10am – 11am and evening session 5pm – 6pm
- Career in construction with SCS Railways – 10am to 11am
- Achieve your level 1 and 2 maths and English functional skills by University of West London – morning session 10.30am – 11am and afternoon session 12.30pm – 1pm
- Health and happiness by Ealing Council – 10.45am to 11.15am
- Post 18 options by Ealing Council – 11am to 11.30am
- Traineeship opportunities by Brentford football club – 11am to 11.30am
- CV and cover letter writing by Learn Ealing – 12pm to 12.45pm
- Steps4succcess by Ealing Council – 11.30am to 12pm
- Apprenticeships and courses by West London College – 11.30am to 12pm
- Employer expectations by Ealing Council – 11.30am to 12pm
- Skills you need by National Careers Service – 11.30am to 12.15am
- Let’s go Southall opportunities by Ealing Council – 12pm to 12.30pm
- Job search and interviews by Learn Ealing – 1pm – 1.45pm
- Apprenticeships by Transport for London – 1pm-1.45pm
- Follow your creative passions by Creative Mentor Network – 1.30pm – 2pm
- Creative industry career by Global Academy – 1pm – 1.30pm
- Boost your employability online by Ealing Council – 2pm – 2.45pm
- Current vacancies by Work Ealing – 2pm to 2.30pm
- BBVS- HS2 Old Oak Common Station Jobs – 2pm to 3pm
- Vacancies and apprenticeships by Hawk Training – 2.30pm – 3pm
- Spear programme – 3pm – 3.30pm
- Courses and apprenticeships by South Thames College – 3pm – 3pm
- Kickstart by Jobcentre Plus – 4pm to 5pm
- Showcasing your unique skills to start your own business – 4pm to 5pm
- Shaw Trust programmes – 4pm to 4.30pm
‘Young people one of the hardest hit groups’
Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, the council’s cabinet member for decent living incomes, said: “Young people have been one of the hardest hit groups during this pandemic, with getting into your first job more difficult than ever before. That’s why organising this virtual careers fair aimed at supporting young people is so important.
“As outlined in our Plan for Good Jobs, a key priority for Ealing Council is to support young residents into training and employment. We’ve hosted training workshops and courses, created more than 300 Kickstart placements and gone above and beyond on our promise to create 750 apprenticeships for people in Ealing.
“We’re adding more sessions in the run up to the event, so please keep checking the website.
“By signing up to this event today, you can expect the help and support that are needed to get into employment or apprenticeship.”
Resources
As part of the careers fair, you will also get the chance to access exclusive resources from employers that are unable to join the live workshops, such as British Airways and Let’s Go Southall, to name a few.
In the meantime, if you have any questions or just want to say get involved, head to the @WorkEaling Twitter account.
