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Open Day To Join The Council’s Apprenticeship Pool

May 1, 2013
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East Riding Local Plan

Are you aged 16 years or over and looking for an apprenticeship? Then let East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Employment and Skills Team boost your chances of finding an apprenticeship. The team is looking for suitably-motivated people to join their apprenticeship pool. The apprenticeship pool is for people who are applying for apprenticeships now, but struggling to get interviews. The team works with local employers who have apprentice vacancies and prepare people for the opportunities that they find. They currently have vacancies with local organisations for apprenticeships to start during May 2013. To apply for the apprenticeship pool you must come along with a current CV to the Employment and Skills Team Apprenticeship Pool Open Day on Tuesday, 7 May, 10am-2.30pm, at the Treasure House, in Champney Road, Beverley. Councillor Jane Evison, cabinet portfolio holder for economic development, tourism and rural issues at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “This open day is a great opportunity for local people who are looking for apprenticeships to come along and get more help with finding vacancies. We are also working with local employers who have apprentice vacancies now, so we’ll be keen to find candidates who are suitable to fill these posts…

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Agriweld Limited Benefit From Business Grants To Employ Apprentice

March 15, 2013
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Agriweld Limited Benefit From Business Grants To Employ Apprentice

Businesses and organisations that employ up to 1,000 employees could be eligible for a grants to help take on an apprentice. Until March 2014, the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) will provide up to 40,000 apprenticeship grants, with a value of £1,500 each, to eligible employers who commit to employ one or more 16-to-24-year-old apprentices. Businesses and organisations can apply for these grants via a training provider such as East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s employment and skills team. Eligible employers are those who have never employed an apprentice before or who have not employed an apprentice within the last 12 months. The £1,500 grant is in addition to the Government funding already available for the training costs of the apprenticeship framework. For more information or to check eligibility, call the employment and skills team on (01482) 887670. One organisation already working with the council is Agriweld Ltd. Agriweld is based in Driffield and designs, develops and manufactures specialist equipment for agriculture, forestry and renewable energy and other commercial industries. Agriweld offers apprenticeships to school leavers who show that they have the desire, commitment and potential to join the team, and those who demonstrate this are progressing well with the company. Agriweld’s…

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Age Grants Available For Businesses To Take On An Apprentice

March 12, 2013
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Age Grants Available For Businesses To Take On An Apprentice

Businesses and organisations that employ up to 1,000 employees could be eligible for grants to help take on an apprentice. Until March 2014, the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) will provide up to 40,000 apprenticeship grants, with a value of £1,500 each, to eligible employers who commit to employ one or more 16-to-24-year-old apprentices. Businesses and organisations can apply for these grants via a training provider such as East Riding of Yorkshire Council employment and skills team. Eligible employers are those who have never employed an apprentice before or who have not employed an apprentice within the last 12 months. The £1,500 grant is in addition to the Government funding already available for the training costs of the apprenticeship framework. For more information or to check eligibility, call the employment and skills team on (01482) 887670. One organisation already working with East Riding of Yorkshire Council is Fisher Security Limited, based in Goole. Fisher Security specialises in the installation, maintenance and monitoring of CCTV, access control and intruder and fire alarm systems for customers across the Yorkshire region. The company has recently employed an apprentice from the council and has taken advantage of the apprenticeship AGE 16-24 to do this. Fisher…

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Economic Development Strategy Launched

March 7, 2013
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Economic Development Strategy Launched

A strategy has been launched to promote sustainable economic development over the next four years in the East Riding. The East Riding of Yorkshire Economic Development Strategy was launched by the East Riding of Yorkshire Local Strategic Partnership’s Economy and Skills Action Group at Brough Business Centre. The strategy sets out a long-term vision, strategic framework and an overview of the activities the Local Strategic Partnership will seek to promote between 2012 and 2016. The impact of the global financial crisis during 2007-2008 had wide ranging implications for the East Riding’s economy. Many businesses have seen trading conditions become more difficult, with demand falling and access to funding becoming more constrained. Delivery of economic development activity has also changed with a greater focus on local priority setting through Local Enterprise Partnerships, a removal of regional structures and competitive funding replacing programmed public sector funds. This strategy is sensitive to the current difficult market conditions and advocates activity to build the economic resilience of the East Riding and its businesses and workforce. Councillor Jane Evison, cabinet portfolio holder for economic development, tourism and rural issues at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “In spite of the uncertain economic climate, there are…

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Businesses Enjoy Sucessful Social Media Event At Bishop Burton

February 1, 2013
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Businesses

More than 120 local businesses and representatives attended the second in a series of four events organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the Federation of Small Businesses to help support and boost the local economy. The event at Bishop Burton College covered social media and apprenticeships, with Chris Middleton, principal director of marketing agency, Eskimosoup, providing a straight-talking presentation on social media and how businesses can take advantage of it, while avoiding the pitfalls, and East Riding company, Grays & Co Estate Agency highlighted the benefits of employing an apprentice. As well as presentations, the event provided local training providers with the opportunity to talk about the apprenticeship training programmes they offer and half a dozen young people on the council’s Fast forward to Apprenticeship scheme also had the chance to pitch themselves as prospective employees to local businesses. Councillor Jane Evison, cabinet portfolio holder for economic development, tourism and rural issues at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “The event was well-attended and a huge success in terms of providing businesses with practical advice and help on how they can take advantage of new technologies and benefit from employing an apprentice. “The council works closely with the…

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East Riding of Yorkshire : Fast Forward to Apprenticeship Programme

January 16, 2013
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East Riding Local Plan

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Employment and Skills Team has launched its Fast Forward to Apprenticeship Programme to boost people’s chances of finding work in the area. The programme, funded by Jobcentre Plus flexible support, will support unemployed people aged 16 and over who want to become an apprentice, and ultimately get a job. The team will work closely with its own apprenticeship training provider, East Riding Training Services, as well as other local colleges and providers to train and support local unemployed people to apply for apprentice opportunities. The programme will be run in Goole, Beverley and Bridlington. The idea of the programme is that it matches the employability skills gap between an apprenticeship provider and employer. Sara Arnold, employment and skills manager, said: “Often people fail when applying for an apprenticeship vacancy because they haven’t known where to look for apprenticeships on offer, are unsure what is out there and don’t understand how an employer expects them to perform at interview. Fast Forward to Apprenticeship aims to address this problem by working closely with suitable, motivated candidates.” Councillor Jane Evison, cabinet portfolio holder for economic development, tourism and rural issues at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “The current economic climate is challenging both the…

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EAST YORKSHIRE : Realising The Potential Of Our Waterways

November 23, 2012
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Fifteen inland waterways lie within the boundaries of the nationally award-winning East Riding and North Yorkshire Waterways Partnership. They are important for many reasons, including navigation, nature, heritage, flood risk management, economic development, community engagement and recreation. These waterways are managed and maintained by various statutory agencies, independent trusts, navigation authorities and local amenity associations. This diversity of ownership is reflected in the function and nature of the waterways themselves, which range from natural chalk streams, rising high on the Yorkshire Wolds, to cruising canals, rapid rivers and hidden havens. The LEADER Coast, Wolds, Wetlands & Waterways Local Action Group has developed the East Riding and North Yorkshire Waterways Partnership to bring these organisations together and build an effective partnership to balance the multiple benefits our waterways provide and agree a long-term plan for their sustainable development. Since its establishment in 2011, the partnership has made considerable progress and has recently agreed its Waterways Strategy 2012-20. This document sets out a long-term approach to the development of the partnership’s inland waterways and is a key milestone in the ongoing evolution of the partnership. It represents collective partner agreement of outcomes, priorities and objectives, making it the framework through which the…

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EAST YORKSHIRE : New Rural Strategy Launched

November 2, 2012
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Representatives from rural communities, businesses and organisations will meet on Friday, 9 November at Bishop Burton College to launch the new rural strategy for the East Riding of Yorkshire. Delegates will hear from a range of experienced and knowledgeable guest speakers, who, with the audience, will explore the implications for the rural East Riding of changes in Government policies and the prevailing economic climate. Rural communities and businesses currently face a wide range of challenges and opportunities which are often interconnected and quite complex in nature. The new rural strategy (co-produced by the East Riding of Yorkshire Rural Partnership and East Riding of Yorkshire Council) identifies and brings these issues together, establishes a number of priorities, and sets out an action plan to address them. Sir Ian McDonald of Sleat, chairman of the East Riding of Yorkshire Rural Partnership, said: “The rural strategy gives us a shared foundation on which to build our collective response to the multiple challenges facing people who live and work in the countryside.”. Councillor Jane Evison, portfolio holder for rural issues, said: “I welcome the new rural strategy and see it as a plan for action in the rural areas across a number of economic,…

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