Over two-hundred and fifty jobseekers flocked to the fourth Halesowen & Rowley Regis Jobs and Skills Fair, organised by local MP James Morris, at the Zion Christian Centre in Halesowen. This was the 9th jobs and skills event James has organised since 2010.
The Jobs & Skills Fair saw eighteen organisations showcasing jobs, apprenticeships and training opportunities, ranging from advanced engineering and social care to graphic design and construction.
National companies like Carillion, and Barclays were joined by well-known local firms, including Hadley Industries, IceBlue and Alloy Heating Treatment.
There was also careers advice available from the The Apprenticeship Works and Ladder for the Black Country, as well as organisations offering basic skills training and entry-level qualifications to help people into work.
James Morris thanked the exhibitors and jobseekers who attended for making the event such a success:
“Even though local unemployment continues to fall, we still need to do everything possible to help people in Halesowen & Rowley Regis to find work and to gain the skills and qualifications they need to build careers.
“These Jobs Fairs are a useful way of bringing local people who are looking for work or training face-to-face with businesses and training providers who have opportunities on offer.
“I spoke to all of the companies and know how impressed they were with the quality of the people at the Jobs and Skills Fair, and that many are already planning to interview jobseekers they met at the event.”
The event was sponsored by Hadley Industries, as lead sponsor, and The Apprenticeship Works, Sandwell College and Black Country Care.