- More than 2,000 young people attended Wales's first
ever Youth Jobs Fair, held at the Principality
Stadium, connected with employers,
training providers and careers services
- More than 600 on the spot job offers confirmed on
the day with more
than 40 employers and training providers from
Southeast Wales in attendance, including Welsh Rugby
Union, Aramark and Transport for Wales.
- Wider youth employment support, backed by
£2.5 billion which will ensure every young
person is able to earn or learn.
Thousands of young people from across Wales were
brought face to face with some of
the region's best-known employers
in Cardiff yesterday (Wednesday 13 May) in
the biggest ever jobs fair of its kind.
The event was Wales's first ever jobs fair to be
hosted as part of the Youth Guarantee
the government's scheme to ensure young people are
either earning or learning. Hosted at the iconic Principality
Stadium, the event welcomed thousands of young
jobseekers from across Cardiff, Newport,
the Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Attendees were given direct access to a wide range of
employment and training opportunities brought
together under the stadium's roof. Defence,
hospitality and construction were just some of the
strong career pathways open to attendees at yesterday's
event.
Employers and training providers provided jobseekers
with details of the hundreds of open
vacancies and apprenticeships opportunities being
recruited with more than
600 job offers already made.
, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
said:
“Yesterday's Jobs Fair in Cardiff has shown what's possible when
government and employers work together.
“Young jobseekers have been shown what the next step in their
career journey could be – and in some cases will have left
with a job offer.
“I'm delighted so many local employers are choosing to back our
Youth Guarantee, and we will keep going further so we
can ensure every young person has the chance to earn or
learn.”
Before the event, young jobseekers received specialised group
information sessions to help them get the most out of meeting
employers face-to-face.
They also received hands-on advice covering everything
from filling in applications to preparing for interviews – giving
them the skills and confidence they need to take
their first step into the world
of work.
Yesterday's jobs fair forms part of the
Government's ongoing commitment to tackling youth unemployment
and ensuring young people can access the opportunities available
in their local area.
By bringing together jobseekers from across the region alongside
a broad range of employers the event has
helped create lasting pathways into sustainable employment
for young people across Wales.
Yesterday's event reinforces the Government's commitment
that all young people under the age of 25 should be
offered one of the following high-quality pathways:
- a traineeship, work experience placement or Sector-Based Work
Academy Programme (SWAP)
Notes to Editor:
Over 40 employers and providers from across
Cardiff, Newport, the Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan
attended yesterday's jobs fair.
Employers and providers in attendance include:
- Office for National Statistics
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Blue Water Partnership in Care
- Torfaen County Borough Council
- City and County Health Care
- Cardiff City Football Foundation
