11th November, 2021
How LEPs work with universities to help level up
The latest report from the Academy of Social Sciences demonstrates how LEPs and other local partners are working with universities across the country ...
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Skills and Careers Education
LEP Network Skills meetings
+The LEP Network Skills leads meet 3 times a year to receive updates from HMG colleagues on skills including
- Apprenticeships
- Institutes of Technology
- T-levels
- Skills Advisory Panels
- Digital Skills Partnerships
- DWP employment strategy research
- Fuller Working Lives
The meetings are an opportunity to share good practice among LEPs. Occasionally outside speakers are invited to address the meeting if they represent organisations delivering the skills agenda.
Skills Capital Funding
+LEPs have extensive experience of supporting people and businesses to achieve the skills required togrow their local economy. This includes the skills for today, post-Brexit and skills for the future. LEPs were a key partner in area reviews and are at the forefront of making sure that further education providers understand the skills needs of business. LEPs have invested over £650m in skills capital projects to ensure that the skills infrastructure needed to support current and future skills needs is in place and ready to train and upskills residents.
European Social Fund
+Through their Strategic Economic Plans, LEPs have influenced the allocation of over £1.2bn of European Social Fund (ESF) skills projects to boost the skills of local residents. These skills projects fall within ESF priorities:
- Access to Employment
- Sustained Integration for Young People
- Youth Employment
- Active Inclusion
- Lifelong Learning
- Improving Education
To subscribe to the DWP ESF Project Bulletin email ESF.2014-2020@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK
Enterprise Adviser Network
+LEPs are co-funders of the Careers and Enterprise Company Enterprise Adviser Network. Enterprise co-ordinators are located in all LEPs and work to engage local businesses to join the network of business volunteers working with schools to improve careers education
News
5th November, 2021
LEP support boosts winning bids in Community Renewal Fund projects
Following the announcement of successful bids to the UK Community Renewal Fund, LEP Network Chair, Mark Bretton, issued the following statement.
20th October, 2021
GFirst LEP lands low carbon aero investment to help boost net zero
GFirst LEP has helped secure investment from a global aerosapce company that specialises in refitting aircraft with hydrogen powered engines.
Events
25th November, 2021
Zero Carbon Tour 2021 - Prologis UK
In partnership with Prologis UK there will be a three-hour training session which will ensure you gain a good understanding of net zero carbon, what i...
6th September, 2021
Zero Carbon Tour 2021
The Zero Carbon Tour will illustrate the phenomenal array of actions the business community is taking to address the climate crisis. Digital and physi...