Otago Careers Festival Programme Launched

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday 30 April 2013
 
Otago Careers Festival Programme Launched
 
The Otago Careers Festival has launched its 2013 programme of events.  Over 70 career related events are taking place throughout Otago during the month of May as the fifth Otago Careers Festival takes place. 
 
Festival events cover a wide range of topics and include workshops, seminars, open days and career expos.  The two themes of the 2013 Festival are ‘Otago people navigating career change with confidence’ and ‘building Otago’s workforce of the future, today’.  A number of events in the Festival programme address these important topics.
 
The Festival will raise awareness of the career opportunities and skill needs of Otago.  It will also emphasis the value of workforce development to Otago employers and help individuals gain a wider understanding of what a ‘career’ actually is. 
 
The Otago Careers Festival will take an ‘any age / any stage’ approach and is not just targeted at secondary school students and school leavers.  Events will focus on a wide range of groups including people in work, job seekers, employers, parents, those returning to the workforce and migrants.  All events during the Festival are free to attend. 
 
Festival Co-ordinator, Victoria Muir, urges people to see the full calendar of events on the festival website www.otagocareersfestival.co.nz as a number of events require registrations.  Printed copies of the Festival programme are also available at all Public Libraries throughout Otago. 
 
FESTIVAL BACKGROUND

The Otago Careers Festival is being produced by a Festival Steering Group in partnership with the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs.  The Festival Steering Group is made up of industry organisations, government agencies, business associations, secondary schools, tertiary training institutions, business support forms, career advisors, local authorities and others interested in career development in and for Otago.  The Festival Co-ordinator is Victoria Muir from Sequel Events.  The Festival’s major funders are the Otago Community Trust and Careers NZ.  
 
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