Events. People & Skills Projects - 14 November 2019

Ashfield & Mansfield Skills and Employability Summit

Business leaders and the education sector in Ashfield and Mansfield are being urged to come together to address employability and skills in the area at a free conference on November 15 at the Summit Centre in Ashfield.

Speakers at the event include Nottinghamshire County Council Leader Kay Cutts, D2N2 Head of People & Skills Rachel Quinn, and West Notts College’s Louise Knott.

Amongst the topics to be discussed will be addressing the skills gap, automation, and higher levels of unemployment than the national average in the local area.

Organisers including D2N2, Futures, Nottinghamshire County Council, The Careers & Enterprise Company, Ashfield District Council, and Mansfield District Council hope that the event will go some way to strengthening links between education providers and local businesses to ensure school leavers are work-ready.

The event is part of a concerted strategy, led by D2N2, to ensure employers and education providers work collaboratively to ensure young people leaving education have both the skills employers in the area require and are also aware of the employment opportunities available to them.

D2N2 Careers Hub Lead Dan Heffernan said: “The Summit on Friday will bring together businesses and education providers who are eager to understand more about how our network can support them.”

“Through initiatives like our Enterprise Adviser Network, volunteers from business will work directly with school and college leaders to bridge the gap between the worlds of work and employment, bringing business and education closer together. This, in turn, will enhance the opportunities for young people across Mansfield and Ashfield”

Enterprise Adviser Network

A key initiative in efforts to address the skills gap, D2N2 operates The Enterprise Adviser Network (EAN) in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.  The scheme is designed to build stronger links between schools and employers in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in order to help young people better realise their career potential.

It does this by introducing and Supporting Enterprise Advisers (EAs) from the local business community as they help shape a local school’s careers advice strategy, better-preparing students for the changing workplace.

Media wanting more information about the D2N2 LEP can contact Luke Stott, D2N2 Digital Marketing Officer, on 0115 9578749 or email: Luke.Stott@d2n2lep.org

Latest News & Events

29 September 2023

East Midlands Hydrogen Launch Event video published

Read Article

27 September 2023

Ratio Technology Transforms Bike Component Manufacturing with Made Smarter Support

Read Article

22 September 2023

D2N2 leads highly successful launch of East Midlands Hydrogen

Read Article

21 September 2023

D2N2 CEO Will Morlidge shares his thoughts on East Midlands Hydrogen

Read Article

19 September 2023

Spotlight on our D2N2 Enterprise Advisers: meet Anna Smith, Enterprise Adviser, Da Vinci Academy, Derby

Read Article

14 September 2023

Spotlight on our D2N2 Enterprise Advisers: meet Amanda Stevenson-Bate, Enterprise Adviser, Derby Moor Spencer Academy, Derby

Read Article

07 September 2023

D2N2 Cornerstone Employers discuss the Social Value Act and the importance of supporting local schools in new film

Read Article

06 September 2023

Former ‘Megawatt Valley’ to metamorphose into hydrogen heartland with the launch of East Midlands Hydrogen – the UK’s largest inland hydrogen cluster

Read Article

05 September 2023

Derby Museums publishes report revealing the impressive social impact of the Museum of Making capital project

Read Article

31 August 2023

D2N2 is seeking delivery partners for Wave 5 of Skills Bootcamps in Digital and Green Skills

Read Article

Get in touch.

Subscribe to get our latest updates.

Sign up
Address

D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership
8 Experian Way
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG2 1EP

Social

Our Partners