{"id":562,"date":"2025-05-09T14:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcowanprimaryschool\/?p=562"},"modified":"2025-05-09T14:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:36:18","slug":"careers-fair-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcowanprimaryschool\/2025\/05\/09\/careers-fair-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers Fair 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we held our very first Careers Fair for the children at Kirkcowan Primary School.\u00a0 17 visitors came along to support the event and share with the children facts about their jobs, the training and qualifications they needed as well as what their favourite subjects were at school.\u00a0 The list of jobs that the children found out about were:<\/p>\n<p>Administrator, Developing Young Workforce Lead, Pharmacy Dispensers, Management Consultant, Sawmill and Estate Manager, Secondary School DT Teacher, Primary School 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