Agenda item

Verbal update on the LCF

The Board heard that the London Careers Festival 2025 will run from 03 February to 14 February, the in-person festival being during the first week.

The early booking facility for some sessions that was successfully trialled in 2024 is being rolled out for the 2025 iteration and has been met with success, and further updates will be brought to the December 2024 meeting of the Board.

Members noted that a key objective is to expand partnerships with Square Mile businesses as part of a suite of opportunities for businesses to engage with the CoLC’s educational offering and to further facilitate work experience and apprenticeship opportunities for learners

Members discussed ways to engage Square Mile businesses in partnership work around the educational offering, and a range of suggestions was made including: asking all CoLC members to submit one employer name, and calling on the services of CoLC-related experts in the field.

A Member asked what impact analysis has been made of the 2024 event over and above the evaluation provided at the June 2024 meeting. The meeting noted that a refresher on the impacts of the 2024 event would be provided for newer Members.