The Nottinghamshire: City and County Employment and Skills Board works with partners throughout the region to carry out an array of activities with the aim of improving the skills and employment opportunities of people across the County.
These activities cover a range of areas of interest; from priority sectors, health and the workplace and adult learning to the Department of Work and Pensions City Strategy Programme and the ongoing economic recovery at both a national and local level.
Below is a list of some of the more recent projects we have, and are currently, working on - click on the links to find out more.
A Steering Group was set up to lead on the delivery of a joint Health and Work strategy on behalf of the NCCESB and Nottingham City Council. The Health and Work Steering Group (HWSG) has evolved to cover all of Nottinghamshire and provides governance for the Nottinghamshire Fit for Work Service and its legacy activities.
• Sectors
The NCCESB is committed to developing a sector-based approach to help inform and target future activities of partners and stakeholders. Using the work of the NCCESB and Experian, several sectors have been identified as priority sectors for Nottinghamshire...
• Nottinghamshire Fit for Work
Nottinghamshire Fit for Work Service is a health service designed to support local people and their employers living in Ashfield, Mansfield and Nottingham to stay healthy and in work.
Since 2007, the NCCESB has delivered the Department of Work and Pension's City Strategy Programme, which focuses on achieving higher levels of employment and lower levels of economic activity. A key element of the City Strategy work carried out was a research programme that would further develop knowledge and understanding of Nottingham's labour market, and enable the NCCESB to identify appropriate solutions for the most disadvantaged of Nottingham's minority communities, including some of the newer ethnic communities whose needs may not be considered in our more traditional ‘BME' employment activity.
Since 2007, the economic situation has created a tough environment for businesses of all sizes to operate within. To support employers through this difficult time, the NCCESB created a task and finish group with the purpose of supporting the formulation of a joint response to the economic downturn by partners.
• Nottinghamshire Loves Learning
In February 2010, a partnership of learning providers from across Nottinghamshire came together to deliver a weekend festival of informal adult learning: The Nottinghamshire Loves Learning ‘Big Learning Weekend'. The festival ran over fours days, offering over 200 events, embracing over 130 providers from the public, private and third sectors, and engaging thousands of adult learners.
To find out more about the Big Learning Weekend visit the website: www.nottsloveslearning.com (opens in a new window)
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