Hertfordshire Families Inspired by New Pathways at Hop Into T Levels and Apprenticeships Event
Hertfordshire Careers Hub held its fourth Virtual Careers Fair for parents and carers on Wednesday 21st January to help strengthen their understanding of apprenticeships and T-levels, and the opportunities they provide.
On the 21st January 2026, 5.30pm - 7pm, Amazing Apprenticeships in partnership with the Hertfordshire Careers Hub hosted the fourth HOP into Apprenticeships and T Levels Virtual Careers Event.
Over 1219 parents, carers, students and teachers registered to hear from the 34 exhibitor breakout rooms, including Warner Bros. Discovery, Tesco, University of Hertfordshire, Hertford Regional College, North Herts College and many other exhibitors from across Hertfordshire, showcasing the apprenticeship and T Level opportunities they offer.
In total, there were 635 exhibitors and attendees at the live event. MBDA, Warner Bros. Discovery, Morgan Sindall and many more.
Anna Morrison CBE, the Founder of Amazing Apprenticeships, who delivered the keynote address, said:
‘It was wonderful to see so many parents and carers joining us, along with their children to really understand and explore the exciting opportunities that are available in Hertfordshire. We are fortunate that we have many different, high-quality post-16 options for our young people to pursue whether staying in full-time education or moving onto an apprenticeship – and many of these are available right here, in our County.’
Shea Costello, Hertfordshire Future's Careers Hub Operations Lead, said:
“Hop Into Apprenticeships and t levels is about raising aspirations across Hertfordshire, not just for young people, but for parents too. When families understand the quality of local technical pathways, it transforms the conversations happening at home and opens up new possibilities for their children.”
Parents attending Apprenticeship and T level fair said:
‘I didn't know what a T level is -I do now. I was very impressed to hear about the apprentice opportunities I was not aware of’ – Parent
‘I learnt a lot tonight; your event really helped me to understand where to look and what to do to help my son’ – Parent
‘It was helpful to hear there are a wide range of apprenticeship opportunities, and companies that help youths to find suitable apprenticeships.’ – Parent
‘Lots of information that was extremely helpful and realising there are a lot of different options out there’ – Parent
‘It was so informative I am so glad I decided to join this amazing event’ – Parent
Exhibitors attending the event said:
‘We really enjoyed it and appreciated the opportunity to share information about our opportunities with attendees. Thank you also for your support’ – Exhibitor
‘Our room was very well attended, and they kept us on our toes in terms of questions, I hope that attendees found it useful and will be able to visit our site for more information now. Thank you for the invitation to attend, do consider us for next year.’ – Exhibitor
‘We really enjoyed participating and speaking to the range of parents/students’ – Exhibitor
‘It was a great evening, and thank you so much for inviting us along’ – Exhibitor
About the event:
The Careers Fair was hosted on Zoom, which allowed attendees to interact with each other and with employers and providers in various breakout rooms.
The platform has enabled Hertfordshire Careers Hub to maximise the number of parents that were able to benefit from the event.
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About Hertfordshire Careers Hub
Hertfordshire Careers Hub is a Hertfordshire Future's programme launched in 2015, part-funded by The Careers & Enterprise Company. It works closely with local schools and colleges to help shape their careers programmes and strategy, and ensure students are well informed of their career options and equipped with vital employability skills.
The Careers Hub is underpinned by its 114 strong network of Enterprise Advisers – volunteers from local businesses, who are passionate about supporting young people’s career journeys, and are each paired with a school or college to provide 1-2-1 support. Enterprise Advisers are drawn from all sectors and business sizes, from the self-employed; SMEs such as Cariad Marketing, Herts Building Control and Cheshunt Football Club; and large corporations including Warner Bros., Tesco and BAM.
Enterprise Advisers engage with schools or colleges four times a year, dedicating an hour or so per meeting. If you are a business leader living or working in Hertfordshire and are interested in volunteering as an Enterprise Adviser, please contact Shea Costello at [email protected].
For other ways to get involved, visit HOP’s Volunteer as an Enterprise Advisor Page
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