26th March 2014
Barkaways Support Skills 4 Life
On Wednesday, 12 March, all 1,600 Cornwallis students took part in a special careers-themed focus day. Students were taken off their usual timetable to participate in a series of workshops and activities, and given the opportunity to talk to over 30 organisations at the Academy's first ever careers fair.
Martin, our customer and workshop advisor was there to support the careers fair, he certainly drew the crowds with the Ferrari 308GTS that he took along to display.
During the fair students could explore a wide-variety of careers and higher education options, as well as practise their communication and networking skills.
Some of the other orgniasations involved in the day were:
HSBC
KCC Skills and Employability team
Barclays
South East Coast Ambulance Service
Charlton Football Club
Maidstone Borough Council
The Army
Kent Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs
The Institute of the Motoring Industry
BIMM
Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
Mid Kent College
Hadlow College
Greenwich University
Canterbury Christ Church University
University for the Creative Arts