By Duncan Newman, Economic Development Officer This month The Grange School welcomed the first group of students studying BTEC level 3 in Engineering and Manufacturing. This is the first year the school has delivered the course and offers students the option to remain at school and study this subject area at a higher level. The… Read more Students at the Grange School begin BTEC level 3 in Engineering
by Duncan Newman, Economic Development Officer Engineering is a sector with a national critical shortage of skilled employees. I work closely with schools and local businesses to raise the profile of the sector to young people. It is always very rewarding when I hear of young people studying for an apprenticeship with the support of… Read more Engineering – The Next Generation
By Duncan Newman, Economic Development Officer We know there is a skills gap in the Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing sector locally but how do we encourage more students to choose the sector for their career? Jon Ginda, Director for Aeroflex Hose and Engineering Ltd, has developed a successful work experience programme which has been taken… Read more The business benefits of offering work experience placements in Engineering
By Duncan Newman, Economic Development Officer Across South East Dorset there is an acute skills gap in the Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing sector and I am working with businesses in this sector to bridge this gap, ensuring existing employees are supported and appropriately trained and potential new recruits are encouraged to study Engineering and apply… Read more Investing in staff supports future business success in the Engineering sector
By Mandy Payne, Economic Development Officer I have been involved with the local Jelly groups for over a year now. I often attend both Jelly groups in Wimborne and Christchurch and I am delighted with the way the groups are developing. At the Wimborne Jelly recently, I met up with two local business people who enjoy… Read more Small business owners make the most of their local Jelly
By Duncan Newman, Economic Development Officer Last week, we held the latest in our series of Apprenticeship Levy events. Supported by Dorset LEP and Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the event was held at Cobham PLC and attended by over 80 people. This is our eighth event and the first to be held in… Read more Success of Apprenticeship Levy events continues
By Duncan Newman, Economic Development Officer Last year we held a free CPD training event for teachers and careers advisors to update them on careers and industry developments within the Engineering sector. The event proved to be so popular that we recently ran the event again. As before, we held the event at Bournemouth and… Read more Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing CPD STEM Day for Teachers – 28 Feb 2018
By Rowan Ford, Work Experience Student, Ferndown Upper School 6th Form I chose my work experience placement with the Economic Development Team because I am looking to go into Economics at degree level. For the week, I aimed to become more knowledgeable about economics and to not only learn from my work experience placement, but… Read more My Work Experience Week with the Economic Development Team
By Paula Sales, Economic Development Officer In my role as an Economic Development Officer, I have supported the Young Enterprise Programme in Christchurch schools for a number of years and have seen how the programme provides students with an insight into the world of work and the knowledge and employability skills they will need to… Read more Volunteering for the Young Enterprise Programme
By Mandy Payne, Economic Development Officer Earlier this month, I was invited to present at the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Conference in Paris on the success of the Business Jelly Programme in Christchurch and East Dorset. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek… Read more Councils’ Jelly Programme featured at United Nations OECD Conference
