Bradford Manufacturing Week announced
Posted on 23 May 2018 and read 1647 times
A new initiative to educate young people about career opportunities in the manufacturing sector was announced in Bradford last month.
Bradford Manufacturing Week (8-12 October) — led by West & North Yorkshire Chamber and backed by the newly formed Bradford Economic Partnership — aims to introduce the area’s manufacturers to young people and boost apprenticeship numbers by bringing more inspired, informed and ‘work-ready’ applicants into the sector. (
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-rave-about-manufacturing-tickets-45375081089)
The brainchild of Nick Garthwaite (president of Bradford Chamber and managing director of chemicals and detergents manufacturer Christeyns), it will engage with around 75 local schools, reach more than 20,000 students and create 1,000 work experience days.