Connecting education to industry in the Midlands

That's a KOREC Connect event!

  Join KOREC, industry experts and education institutions at our KOREC Connect event as we build skills and inspire the next generation  

📅  Thursday 7th May 2026 

📍  Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology (Dudley College)

🕑10am-3pm

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Bringing together education and employers

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 will bring together representatives from further education, employers and industry bodies to meet, network and learn from each other in a friendly, informal environment. KOREC Group staff will be on hand to showcase relevant industry solutions, as well as to make introductions. 

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

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

Agenda 

09.30 - 10.00   Arrival refreshments & registrations  

10.00 - 10.30   Welcome to KOREC Connect - Mark Reid

10.30 - 10.50   Welcome to Dudley CTEC - John McKeon 

10.50 - 11.20    Routes into Survey at Dudley - Khaleel Ahmed

11.20 - 12.00    Modern survey techniques - KOREC Group

12.00 - 12.30    Accredited Training opportunities - The Survey Association - Adam Ball

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 

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