The Career Gateway Expo is back for 2025!

Employment Gateway Expo, a premier job and training opportunity event in Chorley. Scheduled for 6 November 2025, at All Seasons Leisure Centre Chorley. 

This expo aims to bring together local businesses, training groups, voluntary organisations, and other parties interested in fostering career opportunities to residents in Chorley.

We’re excited to invite you to the Career Gateway Expo, a pivotal event for local residents, businesses, voluntary and community and faith sector groups in Chorley.

Event highlights:

On the day we will provide: 

  • choice to participants, enabling them to have the conversations they need.
  • workshops / reflection space, to support participants.
  • professional talks from both people and businesses on their experiences.
  • break out spaces for networking.
  • business to business discussion opportunities.  

Event details

Where: All Seasons Leisure Centre, Water Street, Chorley, PR7 1EX

When: 6 November 2025

Time: 10am till 3pm

Are you a business / organisation interested in hosting a stall

The Employment Gateway Expo offers a unique opportunity for organisations to showcase their business and explain their sector directly to Chorley's residents. They will also have direct business to business engagement with opportunity to learn, grow and be a pivitol partner in shaping the future of Chorley for businesses and residents alike.

If you would like to host a complimentary stall please complete the online booking form . Booking is open until end of the day on Friday 31 October.

The event is working in partnership with P34B Ltd, Kick Start Foundation, and The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Current exhibitors attending

  • Runshaw College
  • Chorley Council
  • Crowberry Consulting
  • Dalesview Partnership
  • First Kick Foundation
  • Inspire Youth Zone
  • Jigsaw Homes Careers
  • Lancashire Constabulary
  • Lancashire Adult Learning
  • Lancashire Skills Hub
  • Perfect Recruitment
  • The Steadfast Soul
  • Sheet Piling UK
  • Deaf EMP
  • Lancashire Volunteer Partnership
  • UDevelop
  • Skills People
  • Essential Sourcing
  • Genesis Care NW
  • Army