Hartpury Hosts South West Careers
Fair
Hartpury recently played host to the South West Regional Animal, Land and Equine Careers Fair in the Hartpury Arena. The event was attended by 341 students from universities from all over the country including Liverpool University, Chester University and Bournemouth University, along with some more local institutions.
Local and National employers, including Innovis, Equine Careers and Gloucestershire Police, were on hand to offer advice to students who were exploring future career opportunities ready for when they graduate. There were also a number of presentations including a CV Surgery, Conservation Africa, Postgraduate study at UWE Hartpury and Business Link.
Special guest speaker Miranda Krestovnikoff, from BBC’s “Coast” and “The One Show” programmes, graduated from Bristol University where she studied Zoology. She gave advice to students and said: “It is extremely important now to get a wealth of experience alongside a degree, a degree on its own will not separate you from the rest when looking for jobs, especially in the land-based industries. Students should always explore their interests further, whether it be diving, horse riding, animal care or anything else as this is one way to gain that all important added value.”
One student who attended said: “This is a great opportunity to come and find out exactly what employers are looking for in graduates. I have also been able to look at companies that I perhaps hadn’t thought of before.”
The day finished with a display from the Hartpury College Equine Academy and Newent Bird of prey Centre.
Organisations that attended included:
- Mars Horsecare Ltd
- BAEDT
- Sequani
- Equine Careers
- Red Pin Publishing
- Conservation Africa
- British Pig Executive
- National Beef Association
- English Beef and Lamb Executive
- Innovis
- Genus Breeding
- Allen and Page
- British Horse Society
- Thoroughbred Breeders Association
- Alltech
- Cytopath Labs
- Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
- Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
- Country Land and Business Association
- British Racing School
- Guide Dogs
- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
- Gloucestershire Police
We would like to thank all of those who attended and made this event possible.