South Yorkshire’s Chambers of Commerce have come together to lead a successful bid that could transform skills supply, employment prospects, and business productivity across the region. The South Yorkshire LSIP Trailblazer will be led by Doncaster Chamber working alongside Sheffield,
Competition winners will receive £2000 to support their eco journey. Students across the region are being urged to play their part in helping save the planet by getting involved in a new competition to find sustainable climate change solutions. Children
East Riding College welcomed local MP Graham Stuart to its Flemingate campus in Beverley this week for a ‘hard-hat tour’ of its new Institute of Technology (IoT). The tour allowed Mr Stuart to view the progress of the construction of
Rt Hon Justine Greening has underlined the opportunity for local businesses to deliver the levelling-up agenda through developing the Humber’s skills capabilities in partnership with education providers as the region recovers from the impact of COVID-19. Ms Greening, who was
Yorkshire-based online learning provider, The Skills Network, has doubled in size in just one year and has created dozens of jobs to keep up with demand for virtual learning Due to a significant rise in demand for virtual learning during
Students at Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC) will be given exciting new opportunities to build on their industry-level skills and ambitions after Hull’s employer-led school linked up with an innovative recruitment company. The school has joined forces with Harper
The boss of an award-winning business is using webinar experiences sharpened under lockdown to help students at her old school prepare for the world of work. Girls at Beverley High School are learning from the career of Helen Gibson, Managing
Dozens of students from Hull’s employer-led school have secured sought-after apprenticeships with some of the region’s leading employers despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. With other school leavers gaining places at university, securing employment or going into the Armed
Ørsted are recruiting 23 new wind turbine technicians to work out of the East Coast Hub in Grimsby Successful applicants may have the opportunity to work on Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, the biggest and best value wind farm in
Ørsted is partnering with safety leadership innovators Active Training Team Ltd (ATT) and local training centre, MODAL, to build a cutting-edge learning centre that will benefit a number of industries across the Humber. The facility, to be designed by ATT
Harrison College is a new independent business and enterprise college based in Doncaster for young people with high functioning autism. Opened in September, Harrison College has been opened to support young people and their families in developing employability skills so
The unique training programme was held over five consecutive days and delivered by Master Mariner, Capt. Mike Jubb. The course was designed to develop the knowledge of both existing and new entrant Marine Co-ordinators within the offshore wind sector. It
Engineering business Spencer Group has taken on the largest injection of young talent in its 30-year history. The Hull-based company has hired 14 apprentices – all of them from the city’s employer-led school, Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC). The
The renewables industry is an increasingly varied, forward-thinking and diverse sector. In recent years, Grimsby and the surrounding area has become a hub for the offshore wind sector, generating numerous local jobs and boosting the region’s economy. As a result
Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet LLP is celebrating the achievements of three rising stars, who have all completed apprenticeships and been offered permanent positions with the firm. Each of the talented trio has gained an intermediate level apprenticeship in legal administration, certified by
Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet LLP is appointing two highly regarded young solicitors to strengthen the services it offers to local businesses. Nicola Keith and Tom Haywood have joined the firm’s commercial property and corporate law teams respectively. Having worked previously at Larken
A woman who got married at a brewery has now returned for a career in beer. Leanne Little has joined award winning Great Newsome as a trainee brewer after her wedding at the rural East Yorkshire brewery’s shepherds hut last
Yana Garvey has joined Williamsons Solicitors’ personal injury department following a training contract with the firm and subsequent qualification. She was admitted to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s roll of solicitors on November 1 following two years with the East Yorkshire
Retail giant joins operational change experts to guide the growth of the business Andy Clarke, former Chief Executive and President of Asda, has joined rapidly expanding operational improvement specialist Newton as Non-Executive Chairman to help the continued growth of the business. Newton
Sheffield’s Taylor&Emmet LLP has appointed a third Children Panel member to its burgeoning family law team. Experienced childcare solicitor, Sarah Ewbank, has joined the firm to strengthen its capacity to represent children, parents and guardians in local authority care proceedings.
A company which has built an international reputation for delivering improvements in health and social care and justice for two decades has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new director. Agencia, based at Hessle in East Yorkshire, has
Ash TV has appointed Tech North’s Richard Gregory as the smart video advertiser’s first chairman. Mr Gregory, executive chair of Tech North’s Advisory Board, brings a wealth of management and tech-savvy experience to the young and growing Hull company, which
Law firm Andrew Jackson Solicitors is delighted to announce the appointment of Jonathan Fisher, who today qualifies as a solicitor following the successful completion of his two-year training contract. Having learned a variety of skills including drafting, research, negotiation and
Lucre has today announced that it is to further strengthen its food and drink offering with new appointments and promotions across the agency. Vickie Rogerson, formerly Head of Food PR at Asda, brings 20 years’ experience in the retail and
