The defence industry spending tops £25 billion for first time
Defence spending with UK industry by the Ministry of Defence has topped £25 billion for the first time, official statistics have revealed.
Official breakdowns show increases in almost all areas and nations
Notable increases in spending recorded in Northern Ireland and Wales
Figures show more than 200,000 jobs are supported through the UK’s defence industry
The 2022/23 statistics, published today, detail the money spent by the MOD with UK defence companies. The breadth of spending highlights the government’s commitment to continually improving the defence
Ideal Heating reinvests apprenticeship funding to support local small business
The Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Workforce Development Business Adviser has worked on behalf of Bell4business which is a local SME company that offers outsourced office services. The HEY LEP supported Bell4business with their business growth and development requirements. Thereby enabling an existing employee to upskill as a professional development opportunity through undertaking the Level 3 Digital Marketing Apprenticeship training. This exiting opportunity was funded through the reinvestment of local unspent apprenticeship levy funds that was kindly donated
How Hull City Council supports Whoopie Bakery
Whoopie Bakery is just one of lots of businesses in Hull receiving grants and support from Hull City Council.
Kate Cunnah, from Whoopie Bakery, spoke about how they have used grants to develop and grow their business:
“We sell cakes that are made of sponge. They’re a 100 year old dessert tradition from the US and have either a cheesecake or marshmallow filling and we’ve been running for a year now.
“We use the skills funding to fund a professional food photography course in London
UK Government has signed £1 billion in contracts to connect around 677,000 rural homes and businesses to lightning-fast full fibre
UK Government has now signed £1 billion in contracts to upgrade broadband infrastructure in rural communities through its Project Gigabit programme
Milestone means suppliers are working to connect around 677,000 rural homes and businesses to lightning-fast full fibre across England
Comes as six new contracts are signed to connect hundreds of thousands of hard-to-reach premises
The government’s rollout of next-generation broadband is steaming ahead with around £1.1 billion in contracts now signed to connect 677,000 rural homes and businesses across England.
Project Gigabit is
Free Workshops / Designed for Manufacturers from HEY Made Smarter Team
The team at Hull & East Riding Made Smarter team have put together a programme of workshops aimed specifically at the needs of the manufacturing sector – arising from meetings with existing clients on the programme who are already access support and grants for project. These events are free and only open to manufacturers – we are keeping delegate numbers down to smaller numbers therefore allowing the workshops to provide a more practical session and opportunities to develop bespoke action
The Global Incubator Programme for Cleantech with Singapore is open for applications until 11th March 2024.
Please find attached a flyer for your information as well as the social media toolkit and an image. I would be grateful if you could circulate the information to your team(s) as well as to any relevant companies and local stakeholders, please.
KEY DATES & LINKS
Applicant briefing13 Feb 2024Closing date for applications11 March 2024Shortlist interviews20 – 22 March 2024Market visit immersion13 – 17 May 2024Incubation ProgrammeMay – Nov 2024Market visit showcase 21 – 31 Oct 2024 (exact dates TBC)
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Exporting Help
The UK Export Academy have a lot of free online events to help your business to start exporting or increase your exporting. Each event is 1 hour long and will be a lot of help for your Business if you are looking to start exporting goods or have been exporting things but would like some advice to improve things for you. so take a look on our events page to see all there events here: Events » HEY Growth Hub
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
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
Hull and East Yorkshire Careers Hub’s Post
Enterprise Adviser (EA) RecruitmentWe’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