This Saturday as part of National Apprenticeship Week, Plymouth’s leading construction and manufacturing businesses will take part in a huge joint apprenticeship and graduate recruitment drive.
Building Plymouth and the Plymouth Manufacturers’ Group (PMG) have joined forces once again to organise an inspiring career showcase event happening on Saturday 15 February 2025, 10am to 2pm at Plymouth Argyle Home Park.
Aimed at engaging young people, their parents and carers, higher education leavers and recent graduates, as well as adults who are considering a career change, the event will promote the breadth of careers and the exciting new entrant opportunities available in and around Plymouth for 2025 and 2026 starts.
Recruiting construction employers exhibiting on the day include Kier Construction, AECOM, TEC Construction, Plymouth Community Homes, Willmott Dixon, Obedair Construction, South West Highways, ME Contracting, YGS Landscapes and Lorne Stewart.
Recruiting manufacturers attending the event include Babcock International, Princess Yachts, Kawasaki Precision Machinery, Rittal CSM, Mars Wrigley, Plessey, Aldermans, Schneider Electric, BD and The Cornwall Bakery.
Local training providers will be on hand to provide information about apprenticeship opportunities include City College Plymouth, Greenlight Safety and Training, The Focus Training Group, Plymouth Engineering Skills Centre and the Skills Group.
Cllr Sally Cresswell, Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Apprenticeships at Plymouth City Council said: “It is brilliant to once again bring together our construction, built environment, manufacturing and engineering employers to showcase the fantastic opportunities available for launching early careers. With Plymouth facing its biggest capital build programme in 25 years, we have massive skills shortages to tackle in the construction industry so it is encouraging to see so many apprenticeships at all levels under recruitment, along with a growing number of graduate-level vacancies. Our Fair will be the perfect place to get inspired through meeting local employers, to find out more about apprentice and graduate level opportunities across two of our biggest sectors and ultimately improve your chances of securing an early career opportunity – do not miss it!”
Lee Crocker, Chair of the Plymouth Manufacturers’ Group, and MD and Chair of Board at Kawasaki Precision Machinery said: “It is now 10 years since we ran our first early careers fair. Throughout this decade, we have recognised that a welcoming, family-friendly environment, as is created at this event, is key to helping our members meet future talent and showcase our busy and dynamic industry. Right now, many of our local manufacturers are recruiting across a range of experiences and skill sets with starts in 2025 and 2026 and in addition we’re looking to engage with young people and make them aware of our sector when they are making important career and training choices. These future employees are critical to the growth and continued success of our businesses so we encourage anyone considering their next steps to come along to the fair and truly explore all the far-reaching opportunities they could have with our organisations. They will be assured of a friendly and enthusiastic welcome from us all.”
There will be a chance to try your hand at taster activities, demonstrations, competitions, and also to meet current apprentices and graduates already working in these dynamic and growing industries.
For more information about the event and other activities happening across National Apprenticeship Week in Plymouth visit www.skillslaunchpadplym.co.uk/national-apprenticeship-week
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