Posted on 5th February 2024
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News
Growing Your Talent Pool: Recruiting to maximise creativity & productivity
Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (HEY LEP) has collaborated with Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), Humber Branch to deliver an event for employers and HR professionals to highlight the positive impact of recruiting and retaining diverse talent.
Next month’s event, Growing Your Talent Pool: Recruiting the maximise creativity & productivity, will be opened by James Newman OBE, HEY LEP chair.
The theme aligns with one of the LEP’s key priorities – a skilled, healthy and inclusive economy by helping
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More than £4m Skills Bootcamps funding to help advance careers and boost skills
Skills Bootcamps will continue in Hull and East Yorkshire thanks to a £4.3 million funding boost from government to support 1,603 individuals across different sectors.
Hull Training and Adult Education (HTAE), which is leading and managing the programme, will work with employers and training providers to support local people to train up to better jobs in growing business sectors such as digital, transport and green skills.
The £4,363,668.76 of funding is for delivery of Skills Bootcamps during the 2024/25 financial year and
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Hull and East Yorkshire Careers Hub’s Post
Enterprise Adviser (EA) Recruitment
We’re delighted to launch our Enterprise Adviser (EA) Recruitment Campaign today! As a volunteer Enterprise Adviser (EA) you will use your skills, experience, and networks to support education leaders in schools, special schools, and colleges to develop world class careers provision, helping every young person find their best next step. Working with Careers Leaders and Education Leaders, you will help them build connections between employers and their education institutions to improve young people’s career prospects
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New funding opportunities from Innovate UK
Creative Catalyst 2024 UK registered micro or small businesses in the creative industries sector can apply for funding of up to £50,000 with a package of tailored support to grow their business. Fine our more and apply.
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Institute of Export and International Trade
Trade opportunities and challenges in 2024 for the food and drink sector 16th Jan – Free webinar
When: 16/01/2024 2:00 pm
Where: Online, United Kingdom
Online registration is available until: 16/01/2024
Food and drink is the UK’s largest manufacturing sector and is leading the way for the country’s exports, with international sales reaching record numbers in the first half of 2023, according to figures from the Food
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Events
Top tips to design international marketing strategies
Webinar by UK Export Academy
Duration 1 hour
Content Masterclass
Learn how to design an effective international marketing strategy.
What you’ll learn Creating growth strategy for international expansion Creating owned media tactics for international audiences Creating paid and earned media tactics for international audiences Description
Join Dr. Eren Kocyigit who will present effective growth and digital marketing strategies for expanding into new markets and reaching international audiences.
The session will cover a range of tactics, including insights into strategy development and practical tips for managing owned, paid,
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Start your Journey with the UK Export Academy
Webinar by UK Export Academy
Jump into the world of exporting and let us support you with the essential knowledge and tools you’ll need to sell overseas.
What you’ll learn the opportunities and challenges of exporting how to access Government support to kick start your international growth the wide range of UK Export Academy training events that are available Description
If you are brand new to selling overseas, join this session to start your journey with our UK Export Academy (UKEA) Advisers, who
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A guide to getting paid when selling overseas –
A webinar by UK Export Academy
Learn how to navigate the risks around payment when exporting your goods and services.
What you’ll learn seller and buyer risks in international sales how you can manage risks associated with currency exchange possible support available through UKEF Description
This session is suitable for any goods and services companies that need to consider risks around getting paid.
We’ll start by highlighting some key areas of concern for both sellers and buyers before discussing some critical issues
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UKA Live: Can AI take citizen services to the next level?
Webinar By UK Authority
Can AI power online citizen self-service to new heights of efficiency and ease of use?
As local government finances become ever more precarious and the demand for services continues to rise, the urgency of both finding savings and improving delivery grows ever stronger. And whilst perhaps not yet the silver bullet of hype, its potential to take digital self-service efficiency and ease of use to the next level puts Artificial Intelligence AI firmly in the digital toolbox.
How to sell your services overseas (Part 1 of 2) —
Webinar by UK Export Academy
An opportunity to focus on issues affecting the export of services.
What you’ll learn the challenges of selling services internationally the different ways to export your services common issues such as VAT and withholding tax Description
Exporting services raises some different issues to exporting goods, which will be explored in this two-part webinar series.
We’ll begin by outlining the key challenges of dealing with an intangible product, such as agreeing the scope of activities with your clients,
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