The Power
of Events has announced Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) as exclusive sponsors of its Schools Engagement Programme in Edinburgh.
The Schools
Engagement Programme was launched in January 2024 in the East of England region with grant support from the EIF. The confirmation of EICC as
exclusive sponsor of the Edinburgh region takes the UK roll-out to five regions, alongside recently announced new regions Birmingham, Hertfordshire and
the South Coast of England.
EICC’s
support will enable The Power of Events, in partnership with local event
professionals volunteering as Schools Ambassadors, to deliver an event
industry showcase and overview of career opportunities to secondary schools and colleges across the Edinburgh region, starting in spring 2025.
The programme has already attracted more than 200 School Ambassador industry volunteers across
the UK willing to support the programme when it lands in their region or
city.
The other new
regions already confirmed to launch next month are:
- Hertfordshire – sponsored by Event Academy, Absolute Production Group, emc3, Smyle, weIMPLEMENT
- South Coast
(Portsmouth, Brighton, Eastbourne) – sponsored by Identity, asembl group
- Birmingham – sponsored by NEC Group, DRPG, Neon Arena Services
The EICC is
joining these regional sponsors in supporting the programme to help foster widespread
awareness and enthusiasm for a career in the events industry – these first five regions
aim to visit more than 250 schools and engage up to 60,000 young people.
Marshall
Dallas, CEO of the EICC, said: “We look forward to our partnership with The
Power of Events team, the sponsorship of the Schools Engagement Programme, and
the positive outcomes we can achieve together.
“For the past 10 years,
the EICC has actively promoted careers in our dynamic industry through
initiatives such as our student open days and by welcoming school groups to the
EICC. This initiative is especially appealing as it will allow us to engage
with young people across the city on a scale we’ve never reached before.
“We are
also pleased to be making this announcement in September, as we begin
preparations for our 30th year of operations. Throughout the year, we will be
celebrating our impact on Scotland’s capital in various ways, and beginning
with the aim of raising the aspirations of future talent feels like a fitting
way to kick off this special milestone in the EICC’s history.”
Rick
Stainton, founder of The Power of Events, added: “I'd like to thank the EICC for helping us to
introduce the programme into Scotland and realising our ambition to ensure the
roll-out is inclusive across the Four Nations - the team can’t wait to work
closely with the EICC team and its peer network of event professionals
volunteering as Schools Ambassadors, to inspire young people across the
Edinburgh region to consider the events industry as a career.”
