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Job-hunters to learn top tips at employment fair

A job fair featuring more than 100 current vacancies may give North East job-hunters the chance to secure the jobs of the future.

The Bishop Auckland Jobs Fair will provide information on careers from the Bishop Auckland College, National Apprenticeship Service and County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

More than 100 current vacancies across a whole range of industries including healthcare, retail, business administration, legal and rural will also feature.

Dr Stan Higgins, CEO of the North East Process Industry Cluster will give a talk on the skills needed to get a job in the process industry.

The process industry offers an enormous variety of jobs across a number of sectors including chemicals, polymers, pharmaceuticals, engineering, renewable energy and materials.

The industry also has a requirement for business management roles including finance, human resources and marketing.

It is estimated that the growing North East process industry will take on more than 16,000 apprentices and graduates over the next 10 -15 years.

Dr.Higgins said:“I am pleased to be able to inform our local communities about the routes that continue to be open to some of the best paid jobs in our economy. All industries that utilise science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM) skills are desperately short of qualified engineers and scientists.

“There will be a shortfall in these skills for many years to come and this represents a huge opportunity for today’s young people who have the aptitude to gain qualifications in STEM subjects”.

There is free entry to the fair, which will be held on Friday 15th March between 10am and 2pm at Bishop Auckland College.

Helen Goodman, Labour MP for Bishop Auckland said: “I am delighted that Dr Higgins can join us to give people the benefit of his experience.

“The chemical industry is an established yet growing sector of the North East economy and with more than 16,000 jobs up for grabs over the next decade, it’s vital that we are looking to develop the skills that our workforce will need whether you are an apprentice or a graduate looking for a well-paid and skilled job.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Kathleen Moore .