The event, organised by former Carlisle MP John Stevenson, will be held at Carlisle College on Thursday, January 21st 2027 from 2pm to 6.30pm. Commenting John said: “I’m delighted to say that the annual Carlisle Skills Fair is very much a permanent fixture in the diary of many Cumbrian people and businesses. The organisation and hosting of the event is one of my proudest achievements to date. Alan Milburn MP’s 2026 interim report on young people and work calls the UK’s rising NEET (not in education, employment or training) figures an urgent national crisis, yet having recognised the gap, here…
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The 12th Annual Carlisle Skills Fair hosted by John Stevenson is set to go ahead on Thursday 22nd January, 2.00-6.30 pm at Carlisle College. This year, over 80 local employers and education, training and skills providers are set to attend. Last year’s 11th anniversary skills fair was a huge success with a record number of employers and job seekers attending. The 2026 skills fair is looking even better. Speaking John said, “The New Year often turns thoughts to a fresh start and a time for change in the year ahead. For some, this may be the first step on a…
Plans for the 12th Anniversary Carlisle Skills Fair are now well underway and will be held on Thursday 22nd January 2026, 2-6.30pm at Carlisle College. Sponsors of the annual event include pladis, one of the world’s leading biscuit and snack manufacturers with a site right here in Carlisle, the Cumberland Building Society, one of the region’s most familiar and trusted financial businesses based in Carlisle, and Persimmon, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders. Over 70 businesses and organisations have already signed up to attend including our supporters, Inspira, Carlisle College, Jobcentre Plus Carlisle, Lakes College, University of Cumbria, and Gen…
The event, hosted by former MP John Stevenson, will take place on January 22nd, 2-6.30pm at Carlisle College. The annual event has welcomed thousands of young people and job seekers over the years, helping them to understand their options and find out more about the opportunities that local businesses and training providers have to offer now and in the future. Commenting John said, “It is more important than ever to demonstrate to young people that they don’t have to move away in order to gain the skills and training to be able to get a good job or a foot…
The event, organised by former Carlisle MP John Stevenson, will be held at Carlisle College on Thursday, January 22nd from 2pm to 6.30pm. Commenting John said: “I’m delighted to say that the annual Carlisle Skills Fair is now a permanent fixture in the diary of many Cumbrian people and businesses. The organisation and hosting of the event is one of my proudest achievements to date. Every year the event gets bigger and better and 2025 saw record numbers of employers, training providers, young people and job seekers attending from all over the region. Bringing job seekers, and young people in…
On Thursday the 23rd of January Carlisle Skills Fair will be taking place. Please click here to visit the site or check out the full (high quality) version of the floor plan here.
The requirement of a modern economy is to ensure that those in work have the right skills. If our city and country is to be competitive it needs to ensure that our businesses have access to people with the skills necessary to ensure that they can innovate and compete in an ever increasingly competitive world. – and that is the principal reason for continuing with Carlisle Skills Fair. After the Election and having hosted the Skills Fair for the last 10 years, I did wonder if I should continue with it. Would there be the same level of interest? After…
John Stevenson, former MP for Carlisle, will be organising and hosting his 11th Skills Fair on Thursday 23rd January 2025, 2-630pm at Carlisle College. Commenting John said, “One of my proudest achievements has been organising and hosting the annual Carlisle Skills Fair. This year saw the best yet, with record numbers of employers, training providers, young people and job seekers attending. I was amazed that so many people contacted me after the election and asked if I would keep this going and organise the 11th in 2025. With the continued support of organisations like Inspira, Carlisle College and Carlisle Job…
Former Penrith & The Border MP, the Right Honourable Rory Stewart OBE has endorsed Conservative Parliamentary candidate for the reconfigured Carlisle seat, John Stevenson. The two men worked side by side in neighbouring constituencies between 2010 and 2019 working jointly on many issues including the serious floods of 2015. In addition to being an MP, Rory served as a minister in four departments and as Secretary of State for International Development in 2019. He is well known now for amongst other things, hosting the popular podcast ‘The Rest is Politics’. Commenting Rory said, “I am delighted to give a personal…
Last Friday I had the privilege of cutting the ribbon to formally open the new Construction Education Academy at Carlisle College.