An Employment and Careers event in Tisbury on March 18, from 2.30pm to 5.30pm, will focus on employers and residents in postcode SP3 and the wider South West Community Area.
Employers, business groups, local councils and councillors, secondary schools and community groups have been contacted, and employers in SP3 who have advertised for an apprentice in the past two years. Dorset Economic Development team has also been approached because of the popularity of employment and education in neighbouring Gillingham and Shaftesbury.
The 2015 TisPlan questionnaire showed that 9% of respondents were interested in training, education, skills and apprenticeship opportunities. The report also showed that 61% of respondents travelled between six and 20 miles to work, and a high proportion of young people commute out of area to access education and employment.
The event has number of key aims: to promote the facilities on offer at the Nadder Centre; inform young people and parents of the various career pathways; provide a marketplace where employers can showcase their business and the opportunities they have; work experience, apprenticeships and employment
Employers are invited to pledge through a Be Involved scheme
Contact rachael.johnson@wiltshire.gov.uk or karen.linaker@wiltshire.gov.uk for more information.