Pearl Mills of WoE Local Enterprise Partnership sets out the services offered to businesses to help meet their skills gaps and how to access matched funding for new jobs/emnployees.

1. WE ARE LOW CARBON SKILLS
West of England Local Enterprise
Partnership
Driving Growth through Skills
Working together, business and councils are supporting
economic growth and attracting new jobs and investment
to Bath, Bristol, Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding
countryside.
Pearl Mills – Skills Adviser for the Low Carbon Sector

2. WE WILL LISTEN
WE ARE A PRIVATE/PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP
THAT IS GROWING THE ECONOMY OF THE
BRISTOL & BATH CITY REGION.
– SKILLS
– MANAGING FUNDS
– INWARD INVESTMENT
– PLACE & INFRASTRUCTURE
– MARKETING
The LEP Skills Team are here to
help you

3. WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE
Our Objectives
Focus
• More skilled people in target areas
Volume
• Increase number of appropriately
skilled entrants into labour market
Partnership
• Closer and more responsive
relationship with local providers

4. WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE
• Skills Review of the business – issues/gaps
/opportunities
• Identify apprenticeship opportunities, funding
and help recruit the best
• Design future training for business in partnership
• Identifying New Talent – Graduate and work
experience opportunities
• Inspiring & Enthusing Young People – work with
schools
Skills Support

5. WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE
FUNDING
Growth Fund:
• Grants up to £80k for any activity provided it is new
and additional
• New job creations required (1 per £20,000 of grant)
• Private sector investment required – ideally £4 for each
£1 of grant sought.
• All expenditure must be incurred before the end of the
2014/15 financial year.
www.westofenglandlep.org.uk

6. WE HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE
Apprenticeships:
• AGE Grants for 16 -24 yrs of £1,500 up to 10 provided it is new and
additional.
• Funding recently extended to 2015/2016
• Government is committing an extra £20 million over 2 years to
support higher level apprenticeships – Part fund with the
employer.
Internships
• £500 from Uni and £500 from you for an 8 week part-time
internship
• £1,000 from Uni and £1,000 from you for an 8 week full-time
or 16 week part-time internship
• £1,500 from Uni and £1,500 from you for a 12 week full-time or
24 week part-time internship