Employer Engagement Event

Rob Blackman

15 February 2013

Welcome

Today’s Journey

• LEAP Story• Local Perspective• South East Local Enterprise Partnership• Strategic View• Optional Tour• Questions and Answers Sessions

...LEAP Champions to help spread the word

Outcomes...

• Understanding of new LEAP initiative aimed at helping your business and the local economy

• Chance to ask questions of local and strategic economic development organisations

• LEAP Information to share with others a• Networking opportunity

Objectives• Grow the local economy • Connecting local people to employment

opportunities• Help for Apprentices, Businesses and Entrepreneurs • A service to help build and retain workplace skills• A cross sector partnership approach• Focused on and tailored to local circumstances• A source of support to develop business start ups • To help businesses select and retain apprentices • To expand businesses

Partnership• Lewes District Council• East Sussex County Council• Sussex Downs College• Plumpton College• Lets Do Business• Infacom• 3VA• Newhaven Community Development Association• Albion in the Community• Job Centre Plus• Citizens Advice Bureau• YMCA• Action in Rural Sussex

• And YOU

Action

• LEAP Business Ready Awards

• LEAP New Business Start Up Programme

• LEAP Employer Engagement

• LEAP Support

• Apprenticeship Training Agency

Outputs

By April 2015• 200-300 Business Ready Awards• 30 -45 New Businesses• 230 – 350 Jobs• £300k direct investment• Sustainable programme in place

Your Part

• Take on Apprentices (full / part time)• Provide Work Placements• Mentor Budding Entrepreneurs• Champion LEAP and get others involved

Contacts

• T: 03003 301450• E: info@yourleap.co.uk• W: Yourleap.co.uk• Twitter: @your_LEAP_Lewes• Facebook: LEAP Lewes• Address: LEAP Office, Southover House, Southover

Road Lewes BN7 1AB

Local View

Mark Beaumont – Local Employer and entrepreneurKatie Durrant – Founder of LEAP Brand

Natalie Hassan - Founder Lulus NanniesJacqui Simes - Action in rural Sussex – Employer of

apprenticesQuestions and Answers

SELEP

South East Local Enterprise Partnership

Dr Susan Priest - Director

Derek Godfrey – Vice Chairman

Questions and Answers

Strategic View

• Norman Baker MP• Jenny Rowlands – Lewes District Council• Dr Susan Priest – SE LEP• Derek Godfrey – SE LEP

Questions and Answers

Next Steps

Get in Touch with the LEAP Team

Get Involved

Get Others Involved

Take a LEAP of Faith

Thank you for you time and involvement

Rob Blackman

15 February 2013