How The Power of Events Is Shaping Careers: From Schools to Work Experience

In this episode James Dickson speaks with Rick Stainton, CEO of The Power of Events, about the organisation’s industry map, the nationwide schools engagement program and the new Experience of Work initiative designed to give young people meaningful work placements.

They discuss how the project bridges education and vocational skills, the scale so far (over 142,000 students reached) and plans to deliver 1,500 work experiences in year one with support from industry partners.

Find out more and get involved at www.thepowerofevents.org or email hello@thepowerofevents.org.

This episode of the Event Industry News Podcast is sponsored by Present Communications. Present provides broadcast-quality live, hybrid and virtual event production, trusted by organisations where reliability really matters. From corporate town halls and conferences to high-profile live streams, they design and deliver fully resilient systems that work first time.

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