“i'm very pleased to support skills london 2008. this is exactly the sort of inspirational...
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“I'm very pleased to support Skills London 2008. This is exactly the sort of inspirational yet practical careers boost that young Londoners need in the run up to the World Skills competitions in 2011 and then the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012".
Ken Livingstone
What is Skills London
• Formerly SkillCity, Skills London 2008 is a three day interactive event aimed at promoting skills based training and careers to young people between the ages of 14-19
• The event will provide an interactive, lively, interesting and fun environment for visitors
What is Skills London cont.
• Takes place at ExCeL, London
20-22 November 2008
• Run by London First with support from the LSC and London Development Agency
• Over 120 exhibitors and 50,000+ visitors in 20,000m2 of space (5 football pitches).
• Event is zoned into 11 distinct areas;• Campus• Enterprise• City• Creative• Maritime• Green & Environmental• Design, Construction & Engineering• Aerospace, Manufacturing & Transport• Advice & Guidance• Hospitality, Tourism & Retail• Public Sector & Charities
Target audience
• 50,000+ young people between the age of 14-19, through school, college and other groups
• NEET (Not in Education Employment Training) individuals and groups
• Parents and Carers (influencers)
Getting the visitors there• Marketed to every secondary school and
college throughout London and the Home Counties (1351 schools and 125 colleges)
• Travel bursary available to all groups to remove barriers to attendance
• Extensive marketing and PR campaign to ensure we attract the desired audience for the Saturday
Cost
• Priced at £250 per m2 – package includes;• Shell Scheme stand with name board• Stand Carpet• 2 spot lights• 30 word profile in event guide (given free to all visitors)• Web Link on event site (www.skillslondon2008.co.uk)
• Attendance for 2 people at our ‘How to exhibit’ training
day in March 2008
