Is your future workforce already on your doorstep?
Scarborough businesses are facing a familiar challenge.
Finding the right people is getting harder. Skills gaps are growing. Experienced employees are retiring. And many employers know they need to build a stronger future talent pipeline, but the practical barriers of time, resource, training and uncertainty can make it difficult to know where to start.
So, what’s stopping us?
As part of Scarborough STEM Week 2026, we’re bringing together local business leaders, education specialists and workforce experts for a practical breakfast seminar exploring how we can rethink early talent and unlock more of Scarborough’s potential.
This isn’t about telling businesses they should employ young people.
It’s about having an honest conversation around the barriers employers like you face, and looking at practical ways to overcome them.
We’ll explore:
- What Scarborough’s workforce data is telling us about the years ahead
- Where the untapped talent pools are within our local community
- How businesses can develop future skills before shortages become critical
- How work experience, apprenticeships and early careers can support succession and workforce planning
- Why investing in younger talent can deliver long-term commercial value
- How neurodiverse talent could help businesses access skills and capabilities they may currently be overlooking
- Practical ways employers can get involved without creating additional pressure on already busy teams
You’ll hear different perspectives from local employers, education and workforce specialists, including:
Gavin Hepburn – CEO of Dale Power Solutions
Richard Davis – Principle of Scarborough UTC
Laura Mason – CEO of North Yorkshire Business & Education Partnership (NYBEP)
Kelly Dunn – Founder and Managing Director of KD Recruitment Limited
Breakfast, conversation and practical ideas
7:45am – Arrival, breakfast and networking
8:15am – Seminar and discussion
9:15am – Finish
You’ll leave with a better understanding of the local workforce landscape, practical ideas you can take back into your organisation and, hopefully, a different perspective on where your next generation of talent might come from.
Who should attend?
Business owners, directors, senior leaders, HR and People professionals, and anyone responsible for workforce planning, recruitment, skills or future talent.
If attracting and developing the people your organisation will need over the next five to ten years is on your agenda, this conversation is for you.
Places are limited, so book your place and join us for breakfast.
A huge thank you to NYBEP for sponsoring the breakfast.
Event venue
Scarborough Spa, South Bay, Scarborough YO11 2HD, United Kingdom The event will be held in the Platinum Lounge, Scarborough, United Kingdom
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.