Educators: The Skills Show suggested social media messaging - #SkillsShow17
The Skills Show 16-18 November at the NEC Birminghamhelps prepare young people for the opportunities in work and inspires them to play a valuable role in tomorrow’s skilled workforce.
Over 70,000people are expected to visit thisFREE event which brings together the UK’s leading employers, training providers and colleges to showcase apprenticeship and training opportunities. A visit to The Skills Show helps young people experience many careers in one place, raising their aspirations for getting the best start in work and life.
Visitors to the Show can also ‘Have a Go’ at hundreds of careers. It is the show’s unique interactive experiential careers advice which gives young people the opportunity to really discover what jobs they might enjoy, what sort of career they could become passionate about and what skills attract them to join the world of work.
Sign Up Saturday 18th November is when parents can bring their children to The Skills Show where exhibitors and careers advisers will be giving a boost to getting young people to sign up for more information on careers and apprenticeship opportunities.
Please help as many young people and their families as possible be aware of the great opportunities offered by The Skills Show through sharing information on your social media platforms.
How to get involved with our social media channels
Like the WorldSkills UK and The Skills Show Facebook Pages and include us in your posts.
Follow @WorldSkillsUK and @SkillsShowfor the latest show news and make sure you include #SkillsShow17 in your tweets about the event.
Follow our WorldSkills UK Instagram account for all the latest photos from the show floor. Share your photos and tag them with#SkillsShow17.
Flickr
Download the official photographs from the WorldSkills UK Flickr site.
YouTube
Share and like the videos WorldSkills UK YouTube channel.
Suggested tweets
Audience (learners)
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Audience (parents)
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Audience (teachers and career advisors)
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Visit The Skills Show, the NEC Birmingham 16 – 18 November and Have a Go at a wide variety of work-based skills, meet employers and get careers advice.
Find your career path. Book you FREE place now
Discover your Careers Cloud and find which of the five industry zones at The Skills Show you should explore first.
Take the easy and fun Careers Cloud Test. Simply select the images that most appeal to you, and it will build a picture of your potential career interests. It will match these to the five careers zones at The Skills Show so you know which zone to explore first.