Fespa UK will kick-off 2024 with a Next Generation event on 21 February at Coventry Transport Museum.
This event will welcome 18-30’s from all areas of print, signage and graphics, and provide workshops focusing on building sales and communication skills. Other Next Generation training days during the year will host smaller groups at various locations across the UK, and will focus on a range of topics, including positive mental health, workflow, customer service, technology and innovation, marketing, and sustainability.
Fespa UK said two or three of the localised events will see a new concept for 2024 where the business owners can join their young team members and will be able to learn together and discuss key topics that effect the daily running of a business.
Alistaire Jama, managing director of Kennedy Ross, will be running the workshops on 21 February. They will focus on sales and communication in two modules: ‘Ensuring your words, music and dance are aligned so your sales message lands correctly every time’, and ‘How to get on well with everyone you meet within the first seven seconds - psychometric profiling’.
As a result of funds raised from Fespa UK’s events and the help and input the 2023 supporter - HP, All Print Supplies, Compass Business Finance and Vivid Laminating Technologies - the association is sending three members of the Next Generation committee to attend Fespa Global Print Expo next year.
Jay Burfield, membership development executive, and chair of the Next Generation committee, said: “We have been blown away by the support and recognition that The Next Generation project has received within the very first year of being up and running, but we are keen to press on into the future and support as many 18-30’s within the industry as possible."