Join us for the latest instalment of our Business Breakfast series.

Wednesday 17 March | 8.00am - 9.30am

📍 Centre for Advanced Technical Studies

🎯 For existing and prospective employers and key stakeholders

Have your say on the future of skills, education and workforce development in our region.

Join Wigan & Leigh College, home to the North-West Construction Technical Excellence College, for a collaborative employer roundtable designed to bring together businesses, industry leaders and key stakeholders to discuss the opportunities and challenges shaping the workforce of tomorrow.

This interactive session provides a platform to share your experiences, insights and priorities, helping us better understand local skills needs, recruitment challenges, emerging industry trends and future workforce demands. Your input will directly influence how we develop our curriculum, enhance the student experience and strengthen our employer engagement activities to better support local businesses and the wider economy.

Discussion Topics

Current and future workforce needs

Skills gaps and recruitment challenges facing local employers

Emerging industry trends and technological developments

Preparing students with the skills employers need

Strengthening collaboration between education and industry

Opportunities to influence curriculum design and skills provision

Why Attend?

✅ Influence the future direction of local skills development

✅ Help shape training programmes that meet employer needs

✅ Gain insight into regional workforce trends and challenges

✅ Share ideas and best practice with fellow employers and stakeholders

✅ Build valuable connections with business leaders and education partners

✅ Discover how the North-West Construction Technical Excellence College is helping to develop the next generation of skilled talent and support industry growth

This is more than a networking event. It's an opportunity to contribute to meaningful discussions that will help shape the future workforce, strengthen local skills provision and ensure businesses have access to the talent they need to thrive.

Over breakfast, you'll have the chance to exchange ideas with other employers, hear about the College's strategic priorities, and play an active role in shaping the skills agenda for the years ahead.

Places are limited. Reserve your free place today and help shape the future of skills in our region.

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