Sector Focus: Skills & Training
Skills Bank will put businesses in charge of training
A new look Skills Bank that puts employers from across the Sheffield City Region in charge of their own skills and training has been launched. Skills Bank, delivered by Calderdale College, is a business-led programme
developed by the Local Enterprise Partnership and using devolved Government funding, matches private sector investment with public funding to help businesses invest in their workforce and improve their productivity. Funding is available to businesses that make a strong case for how the investment will deliver growth. The service, which cuts through red tape and ushers in a
new culture of flexible public-sector funding works with businesses to deliver bespoke, tailor made training. It is part of a wide-ranging business support offer available through the Sheffield City Region’s Growth Hub. Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, Dan Jarvis, said:
‘Skills Bank
is an example of an innovative
“We’re a region that has some fantastic businesses and world class training facilities, including our further education colleges, the National College for High Speed Rail and the University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre. The Sheffield City Region Skills Bank is another important part of our work to build a skills system that delivers for businesses, communities and the economy. Skills Bank is an example of an innovative locally designed solution and
shows the benefits of devolving resources to local areas.” James Muir, Chair of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise
Partnership, said: “Businesses tell us that publicly funded training for businesses can be hard to access and that the system is complicated. Skills Bank and our advisors can help businesses cut through this. This is good for the region, good for the profitability of businesses and helps grow the skills of our workforce. So long as a business can show that it helps boost
locally designed solution’
Skills Bank is a business-led programme from the LEP
productivity and grow our economy it should be a straightforward transaction. It’s win-win. I’m absolutely delighted that it has gone live.” Ebrahim Dockrat, Director of Commercial Services and Partnerships at Calderdale College, said: “Skills Bank is a fantastic initiative for Sheffield City Region and we are thrilled to be in a position where we can support local
businesses. “Our focus will be on helping employers develop the skills they need
to grow their business and we bring a huge amount of expertise from our many years of working closely with the Education and Skills Funding Agency on major funded training programmes.”
If you are an employer or a training provider and would like to find out more about Skills Bank, visit
www.scrgrowthhub.co.uk/services/skills/ Follow @SCRGrowthHub or search for Sheffield City Region Growth Hub on LinkedIn for updates.
Hub launched to support entrepreneurs
Sheffield Hallam University has launched a new business incubation hub – the Hallam i-Lab – which will offer advice, support and high-tech facilities to student and graduate entrepreneurs. WANdisco CEO Dave Richards,
whose computer software company has sites in Sheffield and Silicon Valley, USA, supported the launch alongside the University’s Vice- Chancellor, Professor Sir Chris Husbands on 4 April. The creation of the business
incubation space, at the heart of the University’s city campus, will enable students and graduates who are setting up their own business to network and collaborate in dedicated facilities. Hallam i-Lab also offers students
and recently graduated entrepreneurs access to expert business advice through workshops and one-to-one meetings. Professor Sir Chris Husbands
(pictured) said: “I am delighted to launch the University’s new Hallam i-Lab. This exciting new space will be a hub of creativity and enterprise, supporting our budding student entrepreneurs to get their
Sheffield Hallam graduate Hawa Talbot exhibits her business Fula Flavour
businesses off the ground. Sheffield has a thriving start-up economy and we are excited to be part of this. The launch of Hallam i-Lab demonstrates our commitment to nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit of our students and recent graduates and our determination to play a central role in boosting
economic growth across the region and beyond.” At the launch event, guests had
the opportunity to view the facilities for themselves and meet a number of current students and graduates who showcased their businesses on the night.
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Entrepreneur Hannah Duraid, a Sheffield Hallam University alumna and founder of the award-winning The Great Escape Game, spoke about the business support she received from Sheffield Hallam. There was a Q & A session
chaired by Professor Kevin Kerrigan, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise and Dean of Sheffield Business School. Guests and panellists shared ideas on how the Sheffield City Region can become the start-up and high growth destination of the UK.
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