Stockport-based manufacturer KNDS (which rebranded from WFEL in 2023), has been awarded a £150 million contract to supply military-grade support bridges to the British Army. KNDS will deliver its Dry Support Bridges to the British Army in a move that will support 300 jobs at the Stockport … [Read more...]
News for: Employment
CDL retains Top Employers certification
Stockport insurance technology firm CDL has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK for an eighth consecutive year after retaining its Top Employers certification. The accreditation recognises organisations with progressive people practices, from approaches to acquiring new … [Read more...]
Stockport Council shares cancer awareness messages with local businesses
Stockport Council’s Public Health team are working with local employers and community groups across the borough to raise awareness of how people can reduce their risk of cancer and how to try to spot cancer early. The team have already visited coffee mornings, libraries, mosques and job centres … [Read more...]
Stockport businesses invited to Menopause Awareness Training
Stockport businesses are being invited to learn how they can support colleagues going through menopause via a free training project being led by mental health charity, Stockport and District Mind and other Mind branches across Greater Manchester. Research conduct prior to the coronavirus pandemic … [Read more...]
Future Stockport seminar shares secrets to ‘Managing Difficult Conversations’
Stockport young professionals network, Future Stockport, is hosting its first breakfast seminar on the topic 'Managing Difficult Conversations.' The session, sponsored and hosted by Gorvins Solicitors at their office in Stockport town centre, will be led by Catherine Brown, a former barrister … [Read more...]
Employer Integration Board holds first meeting as part of Greater Manchester’s technical education plans
A new Employer Integration Board has met for the first time as part of the city-region's ambitions for technical education, work and skills. The Board is comprised of representatives from 13 major employers across seven key industries in the city-region, including the likes of Factory … [Read more...]
UK engineering employers lack skills to address impact of climate change, finds IET survey
Eight out of 10 UK engineering employers lack the skills needed to be resilient to the impacts of climate change, according to the findings of an international survey by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Despite nearly two-thirds of UK businesses being worried about how climate … [Read more...]
Mulitply programme boosts maths confidence for Greater Manchester residents
A programme aimed at increasing the number of Greater Manchester adults gaining numeracy qualifications is helping to boost the confidence of city-region residents who have struggled with maths. Level 2 maths qualifications delivered through Greater Manchester's Adult Education Budget (AEB) were … [Read more...]
Care leavers in Stockport given ‘protected characteristic’ status
Stockport Council has committed to treating being care experienced as a protected characteristic to help reduce the disadvantage faced by young people leaving the care system. As a result of the commitment, future services and policies made and adopted by the council would be assessed and … [Read more...]
Trafford College Group shares adult courses on offer from January 2024
Trafford College Group has revealed the range of adult courses on offer at Stockport College and Cheadle College from January 2024. The updated adult course guide offers courses across all areas of learning, with content that can support a new hobby, upskill learners in their careers, or be a … [Read more...]
New Greater Manchester employment support programme to launch in 2024
A new programme of support to help people aged 19 and over with complex needs into employment will launch in Greater Manchester in January 2024. The Growth Company has been awarded the contract to deliver the Support to Succeed programme, working with adults in the city-region experiencing or at … [Read more...]
All of Greater Manchester’s local authorities now Members of Good Employment Charter
All 10 local authorities that make up Greater Manchester have become members of the city-region's Good Employment Charter. Launched in 2019, the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter is a voluntary membership and assessment scheme which aims to raise employment standards across the … [Read more...]
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