Connecting industry to education in surveying

Join KOREC, education institutions and industry partners at our free KOREC Connect event as we work to close the knowledge gap and improve prospects for graduates and employers. 

📅  Thursday 7th May 2026 

📍  Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology (Dudley College) Zoological Drive, Dudley, DY1 4AL

🕑10am-3pm

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Hosted by KOREC Group in association with BACH

Bringing together education and employers to help close the survey skills gap

KOREC Connect is a free, in-person event designed to connect further education with prominent industry companies and bodies. We want to close the knowledge and understanding gap between education and employment: improving the prospects for both recent graduates, and for prospective employers. 

This event brings together representatives from further education, local and national employers and industry bodies to meet, network and learn from each other in a friendly, informal environment. Learn about survey education challenges and opportunities, understand the industry, explore expectations and what support is needed, and more. 

* Connecting Education with Industry to bridge the Surveying skills Gap

* Learn more about current routes into Survey including apprenticeships T-Levels, and degree courses

* Hear how associations, manufacturers, and industry can support further education in surveying

* Help shape what the survey industry needs from Further Education  

Places are free but limited, so please reserve your place using the form below. 

 Agenda 

09.30 - 10.00   Arrival refreshments & registrations  

10.00 - 10.20   Welcome to KOREC Connect - Mark Reid

10.20 - 10.40   Welcome to Dudley CTEC - John McKeon 

10.40 - 11.10    Routes into Survey at Dudley - Khaleel Ahmed

11.10 - 11.40   Accredited Training Opportunities - The Survey Association - Adam Ball

11.40 - 12.30  Modern Survey Techniques - KOREC Group

12.30 - 13.30    Lunch & networking - visit industry stands

13.30 - 14.00    Industry speaker - Geotechnical

14.00 - 14.30    Trimble solutions for education - Trimble

14.30 - 15.00     Panel discussion plus Q&A: Where are the opportunities and what talent is needed?

15.00 - 15.15      Closing remarks

15.15 - 15.30      Dudley students/walk around 

Where & when?

📅  Date: Thursday 7th May 2026

📍  Location: Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology (Dudley College), Zoological Drive, Dudley, DY1 4AL  

🕜  Time: 10.00am - 3.30pm

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