Stockport's Apprenticeships Store has launched a survey for employers in the borough to share their views on apprenticeships as the town marks National Apprenticeship Week. The service is looking for responses from all business sectors and sizes, regardless of whether an apprentice has been … [Read more...]
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One Stockport Hub in former Argos store moves forward
The Council’s Central Stockport Area Committee has approved a change of use for the former Argos until in Mersey Square ahead of a planned conversion of the store to the One Stockport community hub. Councillors made the decision to approve planning officers’ recommendation for the change of use, … [Read more...]
Council continues free school meals voucher scheme
Stockport Council has announced it will once again be issuing vouchers to families eligible for benefit related free school meals who attend schools in the borough. Eligible families do not need to apply as the Council is working with Stockport schools and colleges to identify the vulnerable … [Read more...]
Call for Stockport businesses to donate laptops and tech equipment
Marketing Stockport are supporting Stockport Council’s DigiKnow Alliance, an initiative working to tackle digital exclusion in Stockport, by asking businesses to donate surplus tech and computer equipment to help in their mission to ensure all pupils have access to a laptop or tablet while they are … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester gets behind digitally excluded in third lockdown
Local government and businesses across Greater Manchester have stepped up to support digitally excluded residents across the city-region. In response to the closure of schools and colleges, GMCA has launched phase two of its Greater Manchester Technology Fund as an emergency response. Its … [Read more...]
Leading businesses back government Skills Toolkit online learning scheme
A number of the UK's leading employers have put their weight behind the An Hour to Skill campaign, encouraging the nation to dedicate an hour a week to online learning through the government's Skills Toolkit scheme. An Hour to Skill is a new campaign which aims to boost the nation’s skills and … [Read more...]
STEM Reboot programme secures funding to close skills gap
The STEM Reboot programme, a Science and Industry Museum project to inspire young people in Greater Manchester to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects, has secured additional funding to help close the skills gap. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has … [Read more...]
Stockport College performing arts partner celebrates publishing debut
The director of Stockport College’s performing arts partner is celebrating the launch of her first novel, a ‘funny’ and ‘light-hearted’ account of her recovery from cancer. The Dream That Saved My Life tells the story of Carolann Bruce’s (pictured) journey from her roots in the Isle of Man to … [Read more...]
Stockport training provider to deliver 110 apprenticeships with GMP
Stockport-based apprenticeship provider, Damar Training, is to deliver training to 110 new Business Admin Apprentices starting with Greater Manchester Police (GMP). Ranging in age from 16 to 37, and across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, the successful apprentices have begun roles across … [Read more...]
Free digital training programme launches for young people in Stockport
College leavers in Stockport and from across Greater Manchester will be able to gain free digital training to learn the necessary skills to secure a role in the sector following the launch of the Shift Click programme. Shift Click will initially offer two digital training programmes to young … [Read more...]
Stockport Homes construction arm secures education sector business win
Three Sixty, a construction and property management company within Stockport Homes Group, has secured new work with Rochdale Council to complete fire safety upgrades in primary schools across the borough. The business win with Rochdale Council helps cement Three Sixty's ambitions to secure … [Read more...]
Digital Inclusion Taskforce planned to tackle Greater Manchester’s digital divide
Greater Manchester Combined Authority is bringing together industry and community groups with local government to establish a Digital Inclusion Taskforce in the city-region. The city-region has ambitions to being 100% digitally-enabled and as such, the new group will be tasked with addressing … [Read more...]
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