The Skills Show is the nation’s largest skills and careers event. Attracting over 75,000 visitors it provides hands-on experiences to allow young people to explore a huge range of potential careers, further education, skills and apprenticeships. We at InSite are delighted and proud of our part in helping young people get the information they want and need.
The InSite My-Site system was in use at the NEC for the Skills Show. This is an additional component of the InSite Visited system. With hundreds of stands spread over four halls we deployed a range of fixed and handhelds scanners. All attendees were issued with a wristband and when they visited a stand, demonstration or seminar and wanted more information they would scan their wristband at one of the stand’s scanners. When they got home attendees logged in with their wristband number and found a personalised website with information from all the stands where they had scanned.
This made it much easier for stand holders to provide an electronic copy of information rather than having to keep lots of collateral on site. It also meant that additional information and documents could easily be added and distributed to everyone who was interested in that area. Stand holders were provided with useful information on the numbers of people interested in their area, etc.
We also had teams out-and-about during the event with InSite Roaming Photobooths. Attendees could have their photo taken and again scan their wristbands and their photo would automatically appear in their personalised website when they got home.
New for the Skills Show was the InSite Stopwatch App and Leaderboard. Some of the activities at the Skills Show were timed using the InSite Stopwatch App and the top times displayed on large screen leaderboards. Once again those who took part could scan their wristband and later see their times on their personalised website where they could compare them with the best times for the day and the event.