Local leaders come together to affirm commitment to armed forces community

Local leaders from the military, health service and voluntary and community sectors have put their heads together to come up with a plan on how best to support the local armed forces community. Thanks to a funding award from the Covenant Trust Fund in 2021, Portsmouth, Southampton, Gosport and the Isle of Wight councils have […]

Ethnically diverse professionals offered networking and mentoring opportunities

Ethnically diverse professionals and senior leadership business members in the Solent region are being invited to join the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) new peer networking programme to build networks and strengthen their business. Those taking part in the 2023 programme will be able to learn from each other’s experience and establish trusted connections during […]

Help Mayfield Records to carry on offering Work Experience Placements

Mayfield Records have set up a Crowdfunder to raise funds to help them continue with work experience placements for all schools and colleges across our community who want to work in the music industry. Mayfield Records Ltd (MRL) is a creative hub based in Hampshire offering a range of music industry-related services, including recording studio […]

Portsmouth Business Cost Of Living Survey

  On behalf of the Portsmouth City Council, Shaping Portsmouth has been asked to survey local businesses and ask the following questions regarding the support your business needs in tackling the current cost of living situation. The purpose is to coordinate a set of responses that point to the help you need. The City Council […]

University of Portsmouth students support Business Digital Resilience

Our Business Digital Resilience programme is delighted to welcome two new students from the Cyberclinic at Portsmouth University. Both Emma Mouncey and Ramata Touré applied to join the programme as part of their work placement. After an informal interview with Lisa Gibbs, Programme Lead for the Business Digital Resilience Programme and Director of Phillip Gibbs Insurance Brokers, and […]

PMC Construction sets Care Leaver Jack on the pathway to an apprenticeship

Our Care Leavers programme provides support for young people after leaving care and prepares those still in the care system for their next steps. Our newest initiative is to work with our trusted partners and source introductions and work experience opportunities onsite for care leavers looking for different industry employment pathways. Construction is very popular, and our […]

Businesses to give teachers lessons in the world of work

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Careers Hub are appealing to businesses and organisations across the region to offer work experience to school staff, including teachers, so that they can develop their knowledge and understanding of different industry sectors and career routes available to their students.  Brooke Hoskins, LEP director and Skills Lead, said: “Deepening the […]

TECH:TRUCK, Get onboard with your future

Fareham College are excited to announce the anticipated arrival of TECH:TRUCK, the brand new mobile education and technology roadshow with the wheels set firmly in motion for its busy inaugural year of touring local schools, attending STEM events, family fun days, county fairs and even Bournemouth Airshow! TECH:TRUCK aims to promote women in engineering and […]

Portsmouth graduate scheme opens for newly-qualified social workers

Portsmouth City Council is encouraging newly-qualified social workers to join a programme aimed at keeping them local after university. Those graduating with a social work degree or masters can apply now for a place on the 12-month programme, which is designed to develop their skills, knowledge and professional confidence in children’s social care. Called the […]