Our resident population will be able to see that education is matched to future employment in Sunderland with extraordinary exhibits, TED-style talks, workshops and competitions.
Watch this space for event schedule announcements to help you plan your visit.
Taking place in our largest exhibition space, and anchored next to the much-awaited new Housing Innovation & Construction Skills Academy and the new Esports training HQ.
Large enough to house interactive exhibits for healthcare, automotive, manufacturing and the much-anticipated film industry.
The sport hall will be transformed to clearly showcase the pathways and choices for real starter skills, feed career destinations and highlight transferrable industries in Sunderland.
Outside spaces will be available to create a festival environment with competition trails and activities to engage our different audiences.
Expo Sunderland events are not for profit.
Small grant awards may be available for supporting local businesses that have new innovations or services to showcase at this event to support secondary school learning, apprenticeship intakes, upskilling and technology to inspire future career paths.
Our Expo pilot event, Come & Play showed that learning interactively sparks interest far better than conventional careers fairs. Trials included:-
During term time and late opening times for adults, older teens, college students, working parents and carers:-
Schools & collegesCan you spark curiosity for schools and colleges or adults and graduates to break from the norm to attract an audience of scale looking for answers?
We are inviting new and emerging industries and educators in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automotive design, animation and graphics, biotechnology, healthcare and science, Esports, film lighting and production and modern methods of construction and more!
All under one roof
Other event organisers will takeover space at this event to captivate their own audiences at scale.
Watch this space for educators and employers joining the programme.
Students 14-18?
For adults and graduates