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Skills Scotland are highly inspirational, free careers and skills events for 14-19 year olds that thrill and motivate students. In 2011 the events go national in Edinburgh on 8 November, Glasgow on 16 & 17 November and Aberdeen on 22 November. Hands-on interactive features give a real taste of future career options.
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Get along to Skills Scotland, the biggest skills and careers event happening in Scotland 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.
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Skills Scotland will be the biggest skills and careers event for 14-19year olds in Scotland. 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.
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Event Format

There are three Skills Scotland events taking place in 2011. A flagship two day exhibition takes place at SECC, Glasgow and two further one day events take place in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

Download the 2011 Skills Scotland brochure

Opening Times

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Tuesday 8 November 2011
9.30 am - 3 pm

Glasgow

SECC
Wednesday 16 & 17 November 2011
9.30 am - 3 pm

Aberdeen

AECC
Tuesday 22 November 2011
9.30 am - 3 pm

Skills Scotland is open to visitors and is aimed at organised groups, attending in staggered time slots giving everyone a chance to try the interactive features.

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.

Interactivity – the name of the game!

One of the major differences between Skills Scotland events and other careers events is the level of interactivity. Interactivity is vital and we produce events with a real hands-on focus.

Sitting behind your table guarded by your pop up won't help you - teens want to get involved! Think about what has inspired other young adults to join your company or industry, how can you demonstrate this? Whether you are an IT provider looking for tomorrow’s top consultants or engineers, a hairdressing academy or a construction company you can all be interactive.

Let us inspire you to be interactive and inspire the next generation.

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