Skills
Across Freeport East, the inward investor and business operator will find themselves able to access a range of highly qualified, skilled and dedicated employees.
These include sectors as diverse as financial services, insurance, manufacturing, offshore wind, logistics, digital technology and agriculture.
As our local economy grows and evolves, creating new economic and employment opportunities, it is vitally important we work across our local communities to continue to develop their skills in line with business needs and ensure that everyone is included. This is a key priority for Freeport East.
Sustainable employment with targeted skills development will also play a vital role in the regeneration and growth of our local economies, reducing inequalities and providing those communities with greater access to new, exciting, diverse and sustainable labour market opportunities.
Freeport East Skills and Employment Plan
The Freeport East skills and employment plan sets out how our interventions will maximise these new labour market opportunities, with specific focus on support for those furthest from the labour market. Our agreed main areas of focus will include:
We work with a broad range of partners and stakeholders to extend our current and ongoing work. will maximise delivery via existing training and education partners, including schools, colleges, universities and independent training providers as part of the development of a local skilled workforce.
If you would like to learn more about the initiatives and work being undertaken within the Freeport East area, please contact us.
Freeport East Skills Escalator
This ambitious programme of events, resources and training, delivered by four colleges and two universities working in the Freeport East area, will engage thousands of businesses, students and employees.
The project will focus on the key sectors for the Freeport East area:
• Manufacturing
• Clean energy
• Food processing and agri-tech
• Logistics, transport and warehousing
• Specialised construction
The activity supported by the project will include:
Roadshows to bring adults and young people together with employers who need staff and training providers who can provide the skills required.
An upskill fund will provide the resources for the colleges to develop courses to meet established need in the Freeport East area.
The final conference will bring partners and employers together to share the lessons learned during the project and to make plans to ensure these lessons inform delivery in the future.
For more information about the project, please click here Freeport East – Suffolk New College
