The UK Careers Fair presents UNIVERSITY & APPRENTICESHIP EXPOS

A new national exhibition series · Five UK destinations

Where education, apprenticeships and careers connect.

The UK University & Apprenticeship Expos bring prospective students, apprentices, undergraduates, graduates and career changers face to face with the organisations shaping their futures.

Attending, or bringing a group? Candidate & group registration opens Q4 2026 — join the waiting list →

The audience

One event. The entire journey.

From a fifteen-year-old weighing first options to a graduate choosing between offers — the Expos cover every stage between education and employment.

Who exhibits

Built for every organisation shaping early careers.

You do not need to be a university. If your organisation educates, trains, recruits or develops people at the start of their careers, you belong on this floor.

National destinations

Five cities. One connected series.

Five dates across autumn 2027, each a full three-day production in a professional exhibition environment.

The format

Three days. Built properly.

A dedicated build day followed by two full public days — the format of a professional trade exhibition, applied to education and early careers.

Professional shell-scheme environmentSpeaking opportunitiesNetworking opportunitiesCandidate engagement through FairTap™

What exhibitors receive

Everything a serious exhibitor needs.

Connection technology

The FairTap™FairTap™Our own techNo paper forms, no lost business cards. A visitor shows their pass, your team gives it a tap, and their details — always with their permission — land in your dashboard straight away. Simple for you, respectful to them.Visit FairTap App.
Every conversation, captured.

FairTap™ is our proprietary candidate connection system. Candidates carry a personal digital pass; your team scans it; an organised, consented lead lands in your dashboard — instantly.

Candidates consent when their pass is scanned. Lead data is held under policy-controlled retention and exported only within data-protection rules — never shared between exhibitors.

Stand packages

Choose your space on the floor.

Three shell-scheme packages, built and carpeted before you arrive. The visualiser shows every footprint to true scale.

FLOOR PLAN · TRUE SCALESTANDARD SHELL
3m × 2m 6m²
2Passes
2FairTap™ scanners
£3,000+ VAT

Package comparison

Every line. Side by side.

The organisation behind it

Backed by the biggest name in UK recruitment events.

The Expos are the premium exhibition division of The UK Careers Fairthe biggest name and driving force in UK recruitment events. For years we've delivered fairs across the country, week in, week out, with deep expertise in candidate acquisition, flawless event delivery, and building the huge, memorable experiences that put employers in front of the right people.

A UK Careers Fair recruitment event in a packed hall
18,000attendees
188exhibitors
×4at Tottenham Hotspur

From intimate town-centre fairs to the largest annual recruitment event in the UK, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — run not once, but four times, year on year. This is the scale we operate at.

150+careers fairs delivered across the UK each year
65UK towns and cities on the national circuit
1m+candidates reached across our national programme
Unrivalled reach

The biggest audience engine in the sector.

No major provider comes close to our reach, network and marketing — the machine that fills halls with the right candidates. Exhibit with us and you tap the largest audience-acquisition operation in UK recruitment events.

Established relationships

We already work with almost everyone.

Universities, colleges, higher-education institutions and training providers right across the UK — established partners, not cold introductions. When we open an Expo, the organisations that matter already know our name.

World-class in-house tech

Success is engineered, not hoped for.

We run every event on our own data — tracking booking velocity, registration pace and live attendance projections in real time, so we actively steer each Expo toward maximum capacity rather than leaving it to chance. And FairTap™, our proprietary lead technology, is in your team's hands on the floor.

Reserve

Build your Expo calendar.

Select destinations and a package. Your reservation goes straight to our team, who confirm availability and raise your invoice — stands are secured on confirmation.

01 Choose your destinations

02 What kind of organisation are you?

03 Choose your stand package

04 Your details

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Questions

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