Green Careers Showcase 2025

Green Careers Showcase 2025

Aged 16-25?* Love nature? Keen to kickstart your green career?

Join us for the FREE Green Careers Showcase

📅 Date: Thursday 18th September

⏰ Time: 2:00PM- 7:00PM

📍 Location: Walthamstow Wetlands, N17 9NH ///palms.hidden.memory

🙋‍♀️Who can come: *This event is aimed at supporting school leavers and those early in their careers. We estimate this ranges between 16-25 year olds but we encourage anyone who might find the event beneficial to join us.

What to expect

• Meet employers from organisations working in the green sector

• Find out about training, apprenticeship and job opportunities
• Hear from inspirational speakers about their careers

• Try practical, hands-on workshops

• Get CV, application and interview advice

Employers & organisations include:

• ZSL
• Bromley by Bow
• Capel Manor College
• Groundwork London
• Cody Dock
• Natural England
• The Conservation Volunteers
• Waltham Forest
• National Film and Television School
• Capital City College Group
• Bankside Open Space Trust
• Action for Conservation
• Youngwilders

And more!

Speakers

1 - Ajay Tegala - National Trust ranger, conservationist, author and wildlife presenter.

Speaking at 15:30-16:15

2- Hayden Banks - Working for Climate Outreach ensuring Government, MPs and businesses meaningfully engage voters on the climate and energy transitions.

Speaking at 17:15-17:45

3 - Bobbi Benjamin-Wand - Youth Programmes Coordinator for London Wildlife Trust, leading the Keeping it Wild Traineeship programme.

Speaking at 17:45-18:15

No prior booking required

Workshops

1 - Career workshop with CIEEM

Practical tips and advice on job hunting, applications and interview skills in the green sector with Brian Heppenstall, Education and Careers Manager at the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.

2 - Nature Recovery Workshop

Pete Salter our nature recovery land manager will provide an intro to reserves management, outlining the opportunities and challenges. He will talk about different habitat types at Walthamstow Wetlands (grassland, reedbed and open water) and how our team manages the site to support wildlife.

3 - Digital Communications at LWT

Learn about working in digital comms with Eve Edwards our communications lead. Eve will walk you through the importance of social media planning, analysing trends and storyboarding. Learn how to tell compelling stories and convey information to a range of audiences. Have the chance to storyboard or make your own content in Walthamstow Wetlands.

All workshops will run twice 14:30-15:15 and 16:15-17:00 . Booking will be available on the day on a first come first served basis.

How to get there

🚇 Tube/train stations: Tottenham Hale (Victoria Line/ National Rail) – 9-minute walk

Blackhorse Road (Victoria Line/ Suffragette Line) – 13-minute walk

🚏 Bus: Walthamstow Wetlands / Ferry Boat Inn (123/ 230 bus routes)

🚗 Car: Paid parking is available at the reserve entrance - postcode N17 9NH.

Accessibility:

If you require any adjustments in order to attend the event, please email the event coordinator Pearl McLean Jennings pmcleanjennings@wildlondon.org.uk - Kindly let us know your requirements by 1st September if possible.

If you feel that transport is a barrier for you to attend please contact youth@wildlondon.org.uk after the event and we can reimburse you. There is free parking available for Blue Badge holders.

Both ramps and lifts are available in and around the Engine House building.

Disabled toilets are available.

A quiet room and prayer space will be available on site.

If you have any more questions about accessibility, please get in touch with us at youth@wildlondon.org.uk

If your organisation would like to be involved in this event please email: pmcleanjennings@wildlondon.org.uk

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