Raeleen will circulate a paper detailing UCLan’s Apprenticeship provision and will be making links with other HEIs in the near future. RD 3.4 Lancashire Apprenticeship Offer see item 1. – 3.5 4. Any other Business The NWPN is planning a Northern Skills Conference and members were asked if they would 4.1 support such an event. It was agreed that depending on the speakers and the location, they would support. John Cramphorn will be attending the next NWPN Board meeting in March and will update members in due course There are proposals to develop the NWPN into a Northern Network. Paul Holme will be 4.2 producing a paper for the March Board meeting. Claire expressed concerns that Lancashire could become in a larger northern network. ‘lost’ Raeleen informed member that she would be attending the AELP north region network conference in Sheffield on 8th March. 4.3 Lancashire Business View has contacted Raeleen about a Skills and Training advertorial which 4.4 RD/CS done will appear in the next edition some providers are already contributing. This has to be returned – by Friday 24th! It was agreed that content could include the Lancashire Growth Plan, and the joint Lancashire Apprenticeship Offer. Raeleen and Claire will discuss following the meeting. RD/CS and LM have discussed hosting an event in place of the next meeting (on 17th May) to promote one of the priority sectors and it was suggested the Digital sector be selected. It could be marketed as a Skills Panel” with key businesses from the sector being invited, “Digital 4.5 RD/CS/LM including Digital Lancashire. Members supported the idea and a planning meeting will be set up to progress. 5. Date of next meeting see item 4.5 above. –
3.4 3.5 Raeleen will circulate a paper detailing UCLan’s Apprenticeship provision and will be making links with other HEIs in the near future. Lancashire Apprenticeship Offer – see item 1. RD 4. 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Any other Business The NWPN is planning a Northern Skills Conference and members were asked if they would support such an event. It was agreed that depending on the speakers and the location, they would support. John Cramphorn will be attending the next NWPN Board meeting in March and will update members in due course There are proposals to develop the NWPN into a Northern Network. Paul Holme will be producing a paper for the March Board meeting. Claire expressed concerns that Lancashire could become ‘lost’ in a larger northern network. Raeleen informed member that she would be attending the AELP north region network conference in Sheffield on 8th March. Lancashire Business View has contacted Raeleen about a Skills and Training advertorial which will appear in the next edition – some providers are already contributing. This has to be returned by Friday 24th! It was agreed that content could include the Lancashire Growth Plan, and the joint Lancashire Apprenticeship Offer. Raeleen and Claire will discuss following the meeting. RD/CS and LM have discussed hosting an event in place of the next meeting (on 17th May) to promote one of the priority sectors and it was suggested the Digital sector be selected. It could be marketed as a “Digital Skills Panel” with key businesses from the sector being invited, including Digital Lancashire. Members supported the idea and a planning meeting will be set up to progress. RD/CS done RD/CS/LM 5. Date of next meeting – see item 4.5 above.
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