Venture Southland labour market coordinator Kirsten Diack is organising the Pop Up Job Shop at locations in Invercargill, Gore, and Te Anau this month.

Southland's Pop Up Job Shop is back and going to new places in 2018.

Launched by Venture Southland in September as a pilot programme in Invercargill, more than 500 people attended during the week it was open.

This year, organisers are hoping to top those figures.

From April 16-21 the shop will be open on Tay St in Invercargill, but will also be opening for a day in Gore on April 18 and Te Anau on April 19.

Venture Southland labour market co-ordinator Kirsten Diack said there would be an increased set of services for job seekers this time around.

This would include a range of seminars held this year, from CV and interview advice to information on different career paths.

"That will be for particular industries that have skill shortages, such as building industry and health sector," Diack said.

Diack said with more time to prepare this year, there had been an increase in employers participating in the programme, including Police and "some of the bigger names in Southland".

"Not only is it free advertising for them, some of the employers are coming along to provide advice or pathway into employment ... this year we've managed to get round a few more."

Diack said the success of last year's pop-up job shop had encouraged the expansion into Gore and Te Anau.

"We've identified that in some of the regional areas like Gore, there will be gypsy day, so people are looking for employment.

"Also looking at the statistics for unemployment there, we thought we'd concentrate on Gore."

The job shop is being supported by the Southland Chamber of Commerce and Southern Directionz, who will have staff on site to provide advice on CVs and interviews.

The initiative is aligned with the Southland Regional Development Strategy goal of attracting 10,000 more people to the region by 2025.