00:00Hi, my name is Gillian Wallace. I'm Head of Employment and Skills at Leeds City Council.
00:05The Employment and Skills Service is all about ensuring that the people that live and work in Leeds
00:10have got the skills and the competencies that they need for good jobs.
00:14Leeds is an absolutely fantastic city with a really, really diverse economy,
00:18but often people don't know what jobs are available to them and how they can build a career in the
00:23city.
00:24So the purpose of today's event is to give people the opportunity to come along
00:28and meet with our employers, meet with our universities, meet with our colleges and our training providers
00:34and find out about what options exist for them.
00:37We have so many good job opportunities in Leeds and really what we want from today is to people to
00:42come along
00:43and be inspired about where their career can take them.
00:46We've got representatives from Manufacturing and Engineering, from the hospitality and the visitor economy,
00:51from transport and logistics, financial, legal and professional services
00:56and also from the creative sector as well.
00:59Another area where Leeds has seen huge growth in the last couple of years is jobs in digital
01:03and that's everything from digital as a sector but also digital jobs within more traditional careers.
01:09We're here with our company NPM which is Mobile Patterns and Models.
01:13The day has been really good, a lot of engagement from the younger generation which is brilliant to see.
01:18A lot of parents with them as well supporting which is really good.
01:22We've took on a lot of CVs and we've given out a lot of information.
01:25Someone will come to a place like this and be like, wow that's what you actually make.
01:29It's good to be honest.
01:32I wish that it was shown in different areas in like a lesson sort of vibe or a school sort
01:37of setting.
01:38College.
01:38College so people actually understand it because I feel like not many people in the world understand what manufacturing is.
01:44It was really important that this event was as inclusive as possible.
01:47So for the first time in our major events we've got an inclusion zone that can support people with SEND,
01:53can support people that need some quiet time or maybe just need some additional help and support to access the
01:58opportunities.
01:59I work with the young people aged 18 to 25 who've experienced a period of homelessness.
02:04So it's about helping them in their new tenancy, whether that's with paying bills, more practical stuff like benefits.
02:12With a little bit of everything, going to the doctors, learning how to pay bills, food shopping, decorating their properties,
02:19making it feel like home.
02:21People of different ages and backgrounds has been nice to me because I kind of anticipated it would be more
02:26young people just out of college kind of thing.
02:28But it's actually been all ages and people wanting career changes and all sorts.
02:32It's been a really good event.
02:33As well as all the employers that we've got at the event today, we've also got a range of people
02:37that are here that can help you.
02:39The Leeds City Council Employment Hub will help you look for a job, will help you identify what skills that
02:45you've got.
02:45For some people, it's about what jobs I might want to do on the future.
02:49What can I find out about what I may want to do when I leave school?
02:52For other people, it's about taking that next step on their career ladder and seeing where do I go next
02:58and who can help me get there.
