North East Skills

• Welcome

  Skills West Midlands is the biggest skills and careers event happening in the region. Aimed at 14-19 year olds this free event will inspire and motivate. Hands on interactive features will give you a chance to get a real taste of different future career options whatever your dreams or ambitions.

• Visit

  Get along to Skills West Midlands, the region’s biggest skills and careers event for 14-19 year olds.  Whether you’re at school or college, starting work, a teacher, parent/carer or family this is the one event that could change your future. Visit and be inspired, motivated and thrilled with over 70 organisations providing interactive features from every major career sector imaginable.

  • What's On and When?
    
  • Who's There?
    
  • Book Yourself
    
  • Book Your Group
    
  • Evening Opening
    
• Exhibit

  Why Exhibit?

  West Midlands Skills will be the region’s biggest skills and careers event for 14-19 year olds. As an exhibitor you will be meeting the next generation of employees for your organisation. With the emphasis on interactivity visitors get the chance to touch, feel and experience first hand the huge range of careers available and you get the chance to show what your organisation has to offer.

  • Event Format
    
  • Exhibitor List
    
  • Who Will Visit?
    
  • Visitor Promotion
    
  • Stand Prices
    
  • Tell Me More
    
• Download the date
• Getting there
• Contact us

This two day exhibition takes place at Ricoh Arena, Coventry.

Download the floorplan for the event

Opening Times

Wednesday 18 March 9.30am – 3pm & 5pm – 7pm
Thursday 19 March 9.30am – 3pm.

Skills West Midlands is open to visitors for two days.  Wednesday 18 March and Thursday 19 March between 9.30am – 3pm aimed at organised groups, attending in staggered time slots giving everyone a chance to try the interactive features. Wednesday 18 March between 5pm – 7pm is aimed at families, friends, individuals and other people working with 14-19 year olds.

Key Industries

• Manufacturing, engineering, construction, science, automotive industries and telecommunications
• Hospitality and catering, travel, leisure & tourism and retail
• Transport & logistics and financial services
• Hair & beauty, performing arts and music
• Public sector, IT and business, legal & financial and voluntary sectors
• Environmental industries, land & waste management and utilities, horticulture and animal welfare
• Health & social care, sport & fitness
• Armed and emergency services
• Education and training
• Information, advice and guidance

Exhibitors will consist of employers, training providers, sector skills councils, universities, charities/voluntary sector organisations and careers and business advisers providing as diverse a range of opportunities as possible.

Exhibitor List | Who Will Visit? | Visitor Promotion | Stand Prices | Tell Me More