 Congratulations to the Marine Biological Association
The Marine Biological Association are pleased to announce that King Charles III has accepted the Patronage of the Marine Biological Association (MBA).
To mark the first anniversary of Their Majesties’ Coronation and following the thorough analysis of over one thousand organisations, the MBA was chosen as one of the recipients of this prestigious appointment.
Sir Fix-a-lock receives the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise
Sir Fix-a-lock has been honoured with the first ever King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development.
Sir Fix-a-lock is one of 252 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise and one of only 29 to gain the Sustainable Development category. Announced today, Sir Fix-a-lock has been recognised for its excellence in Sustainable Development. This esteemed recognition highlights the company’s exceptional commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Tech SW Awards open for entries
The Tech South West Awards shine a light on the game-changing innovation taking place across the South West tech ecosystem.
From marinetech to aerospace, agritech, fintech, createch and advanced engineering, the awards celebrate the founders, organisations, entrepreneurs, accelerators, educators and sector suppliers that make the South West one of the best places to do tech. Innovation is worth celebrating.
Entry to the Tech South West Awards is free and the deadline for entries is 3 July.
 Discover! Creative Careers Week 2024
Do you want to inspire the future workforce of the Creative Industries?
Discover! Creative Careers Week returns this year from 18-22 November, and they're looking for employers in the Creative Industries to get involved with their nationwide and online activity.
This could look like partaking in the #discovercreativecareers digital campaign to showcase your existing careers resources, using the week to launch new career offers and programmes for young people, visiting a school to give a talk in an assembly or to deliver a workshop, opening up your workplace to local school and college tours.
Sharing in Growth Offshore Wind Programme
Sharing in Growth Offshore Wind is a high intensity advanced programme which aims to support ambitious companies who are looking to commit themselves to accelerate growth in the offshore wind sector.
The Sharing in Growth Offshore Wind Programme focuses on building Business Competitiveness and the WEST and F4OR Programmes focus on both building Business Competitiveness and Building New Capacity through cross-sector engagement.
Tailored digital tools for small businesses
Tech Hub by Enterprise Nation and in partnership with Cisco, Google, Sage and Vodafone Business, is a new generation, one-stop-shop solution that allows small businesses to access industry-leading digital tools and support.
It offers an accessible solution to support small businesses to adopt the technology they need to run and grow their ventures
Looking to improve the productivity and success of your small business?
Tech Hub by @e_nation provides recommendations and resources to help you implement new technologies into your business, making you more efficient and helping you to boost your growth
On Course South West to offer Apprenticeships
On Course South West, Plymouth City Council’s Adult Learning provider is delighted to announce that following a successful application to the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register, the local authority will commence delivering apprenticeships.
The training and skills landscape is changing and as a key employer in the city they believe they have the critical skills needed to address this.
Their initial focus will be on youth work, early years and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
We recently sat down with Vince Brooks, Director, to learn more about the Plymouth business Engage Workplace.
Engage Workplace creates engagement through people centred office design refurbishment and fit outs. It was great to hear how they have been supporting businesses to be more agile and mobile in workplace design post-COVID and the fantastic work they are doing to reduce their carbon footprint by introducing a new proactive and innovative service that recycles redundant furniture and packaging.
 Help to scale-up and grow - Boost your leadership and management skills
The UK Government’s Help to Grow: Management Course is designed and delivered by entrepreneurs and industry experts at world-class business schools. Run over 12 weeks, the course includes online and face-to-face sessions, 1-to-1 mentoring and peer networking. With just one session a week, it is designed to fit around existing work and personal commitments.
DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 3
UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for funding of between £10,000 and £30,000 for innovation projects to grow their business. This funding is from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).
Competition closes: Wednesday 19 June 2024 11:00am
Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovative smart shipping technologies for maritime decarbonisation. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).
Competition closes: Wednesday 26 June 2024 11:00am
 Ocean Tech Expo 2024 - 26-27 June
The Ocean Tech Expo will build on the success of three previous events and will showcase leading technical capability and near market innovation capable of decarbonising and increasing productivity across a range of offshore activity.
The event will feature 60+ speakers across 2 days and will focus on applications to the most relevant market opportunities for the SW region demonstrating technologies with cross cutting applications across markets including: offshore wind and renewables, defence, aquaculture and fishing and the decarbonisation of the wider maritime sector.
Ocean Tech Expo is brought to you by Maritime UK SW, a not for profit partnership of business, research and government dedicated to driving forward sustainable growth in the SW ocean economy. All proceeds from the event will be reinvested into the sector.
Building Plymouth Hosting Meet The City Buyer Event
Building Plymouth, the Council-led sector skills partnership with construction and built environment is hosting the next Meet the City Buyers event at the University of Plymouth on Thursday 6 June.
The city’s key clients including Babcock, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth City Council, University of Plymouth and Plymouth Community Homes will be sharing the latest news about their capital programmes leading up to 2030.
Members of the local construction community are invited to attend this morning event free of charge to hear directly from these clients as well as to enjoy informal networking as part of a sponsored session by First Thursday Club.
Great South West Regional Roadshow
As part of the Great South West’s work to promote the region and make the case at the national level, they are rolling out a series of regional roadshows this year across the GSW area with one in each of the four constituent geographies. These are being jointly curated with Chambers of Commerce in each patch to improve consistency in messaging across the business community.
Devon will host the first roadshow and it will be taking place on Wednesday 12 June at 8.30am at the Redcliffe Hotel in Paignton.
Net Zero and Climate Change – Getting Started as Individuals and Enterprises
This three-hour online workshop is about sustainable practices, climate change mitigation and the global push towards achieving net-zero emissions.
The workshop is suitable for a broad audience of businesses, NGOs, community groups, public sector employees and individuals.
The workshop will run for the first time on 23 May
Secure South West 17 - ESG thru a Cyber Lens
Secure South West 17 is all about exploring the fascinating world of ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) through a cyber lens. Listen to the keynote from Jack Harrigan, Head of Cyber Governance for DSIT introducing the new Cyber Governance Code of Practice every company director is about to become responsible for.
Join in person on Thursday 23rd May 2024 from 09:30 in the Babbage Building, University of Plymouth or online
Join in person: https://lnkd.in/eRBUZ9qJ
Join online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/secure-south-west-17-esg-thru-a-cyber-lens-online-registration-tickets-872409218457
NHS Careers Showcase: Pathways to Progression
Head to the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust’s Careers Showcase: Pathways to Progression on Monday 24 June from 10am to 1pm at City College Plymouth.
Are you curious about the diverse array of opportunities available at UHP? This event serves as a gateway for individuals, whether seasoned healthcare professionals, UHP employees, or those simply curious about career opportunities, to explore live vacancies and connect with professionals across various departments within the NHS.
Discover the pathways to progression and gain insights into the multitude of job roles that contribute to our healthcare system. Don't miss this chance to continue or start your journey towards a fulfilling career.
Flavour Fest to celebrate its 20th anniversary
The South West's largest free culinary event, Flavour Fest, is set to celebrate 20 years with an even bigger and better offering.
The festival, which takes place on 31 May to 2 June and organised by Plymouth City Centre Company, will showcase over 80 traders, a demonstration stage hosted by award-winning chef Peter Gorton and introduce a new entertainment zone with live music in partnership with The Treasury. Also new for this year is The Bazaar's culturally diverse marketplace and free activities hosted in House of Fraser.
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