Carlisle Jobs Skills & Training Fair

Christmas comes earlier to Carlisle...

Christmas will be coming early to Carlisle next month (Friday, 7 September) when some of the county's employers seek out potential new seasonal and permanent staff.

Help will be hand for local residents who want to branch out their careers at the county's biggest Jobs Fair, to be held at The Sands Centre, Carlisle between 10am and 4pm.

A similar event was staged last September and resulted in 430 people getting jobs, 600 training courses being accessed and 200 advice sessions being signed up to. Around 2,500 job applications were also completed.

This autumn's event has been planned to coincide with seasonal jobs coming up for offer and is scheduled at a peak time for employment. In addition to the Christmas job opportunities, permanent positions will also be up for grabs.

More than 90 stalls and 70 employers, representing public, retail, manufacturing, construction, technical and caring sectors, will be in attendance throughout the day. All will be actively looking at filling current vacancies.

Those looking to develop skills or change career direction, including setting up your own business, will also be catered for. Training providers and business advisors will also be attending the Fair.

There will also be a range of other organisations on hand to talk about higher education, volunteering opportunities, support available and advice services. Cllr Marilyn Bowman, Portfolio holder for Economic Development & Enterprise said:

The Carlisle Renaissance agenda is highlighting the wider need to diversify Carlisle's economy. We need to assist our workforce in gaining new skills and to work with local employers to ensure that they are able to address their recruitment issues and skills gaps. Next month's Jobs Fair is not just about people who have been made redundant but anyone who is not working or would like to improve their skills levels and improve their future prospects.

The Carlisle Jobs & Training Fair has been organised by Carlisle City Council in partnership with Carlisle Renaissance, Job Centre Plus, Northwest Development Agency and the CN Group Ltd. For more information about the event telephone Carlisle City Council on 01228 817415.