Greater Manchester's Skills for Growth programme has expanded further to include fully-funded training for emergency services workers in the city-region. GMCA has awarded nearly £2 million from the European Social Fund to Seetec to create The Blue Light Development Academy. The Academy aims to … [Read more...]
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Careers support set to be extended to reach primary school children
Primary school children are to gain access to age-appropriate careers guidance under new plans from the Department for Education (DfE). Evidence shows that children start to form ideas about their future as they start primary school and the new careers programme hopes to encourage them to think … [Read more...]
CFO to step down at Stockport power grid operator
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Stockport based regional power grid operator, Electricity North West, David Brocksom, is retire in June 2023, sparking a search for his replacement. David Brocksom has worked at Electricity North West since 2013, becoming a Director of the firm in 2015. His … [Read more...]
Growth Company continues support to help Ukrainian refugees into employment
The Growth Company is continuing its United for Ukraine campaign into 2023 to support Ukrainian refugees into employment and providing opportunities in education. Launched in April 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the programme aims to connect those arriving in Greater Manchester … [Read more...]
Multiple senior promotions at Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning
As part of the ongoing development of the firm, Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning (CNFP) have announced significant changes to its senior team. Christian Evans (pictured) who has been managing the CNFP team for over 10 years has now moved into the role of Director for the business. Chris has over … [Read more...]
One Stockport Academy launches free Health and Care training programme
The ONE Stockport Academy is setting up a new free training programme for people over 19 years old who are unemployed to gain skills for work in the health and care sector. The 6-week programme will begin on Monday, 6 February, 2023 and aims to help people gain the skills, knowledge, and … [Read more...]
Challenger bank to bring 1,000 new jobs to Greater Manchester
Challenger bank, Starling, has revealed plans to open a fourth office in Manchester, creating around 1,000 new jobs in the city-region. Set to open in the first half of 2023, the online-only bank employs over 2,000 people in sites in London, Cardiff, Southampton and Dublin, and plans to leverage … [Read more...]
Millions of Britons to be able to request flexible working from day one of employment
New plans to improve working conditions for employees will give millions of workers the right to request flexible working arranges from their first day. Changes to rules being proposed by government will allow employees to request to make use of arrangements such as job-shares, flexitime and … [Read more...]
Employees from minority groups are bigger flight and wellbeing risk
A report published by employee engagement platform WorkL has found that workers from minority groups are more likely to leave their current role and have a significantly higher wellbeing risk. WorkL’s Employee Experience Report 2022 analysed data from its employee experience database and found … [Read more...]
New fully-funded training opportunities launch to plug more local skills gaps
Further funding awards for training providers in Greater Manchester will give over 1,000 people skills for work in key industries, based on skills gaps identified by local employers. The new Skills for Growth courses will provide fully-funded training opportunities to help people gain knowledge … [Read more...]
North West Net Zero Charter launches to step up low carbon job opportunities across the region
The North West Net Zero Skill Charter has launched to help businesses to step up to ensure new green job opportunities benefit communities and people across the region. To mark the one-year anniversary of COP26, the Charter launched on November 23rd at the Great Northern Conference in Manchester. … [Read more...]
1 in 4 North West employers have seen an increase in staff sickness
A new survey, commissioned by Acas, has found 1 in 4 employers in the North West have seen a recent increase in staff sickness. The research, conducted by YouGov in September, asked businesses to share if they had seen any changes to the number of employees off sick compared to 12 months ago. A … [Read more...]
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