25. Cumbria Chamber
of Commerce
networking policy & member business
& events representation services support
Suzanne Caldwell
Head of Communications &
Business Services
The Ultimate Business Network
26. Cumbria Chamber
of Commerce
networking policy & member business
& events representation services support
Aim to help businesses reach their potential through:
networking and events
policy & representation
member services
business support
Offices in Carlisle, Kendal, Barrow & Whitehaven
The Ultimate Business Network
27. Cumbria Chamber
of Commerce
networking policy & member business
& events representation services support
• 1,400 members – all sizes and sectors countywide
• 14,000 opted in email business contacts
• Events around the county almost every week of the year
• Business support contracts
• Made in Cumbria
• Profiting through Skills
• Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership
The Ultimate Business Network
28. Cumbria Chamber
of Commerce
networking policy & member business
& events representation services support
Finding out about skills needs:
•Skills surveys and wider ranging
•Employer meetings
•Employment & Skills Board/Cumbria LEP
•Work with schools, academies, colleges, etc.
•Business support/training projects
The Ultimate Business Network
29. Cumbria Chamber
of Commerce
networking policy & member business
& events representation services support
Employer feedback:
•Job related skills – happy to teach/provide
•“Basic” English and Maths
•General employability
•Teamworking, problem solving, face-to-face communications
skills, telephone skills, etc.
The Ultimate Business Network
30. Cumbria Chamber
of Commerce
networking policy & member business
& events representation services support
Businesses in general support finding people with the right skills easier than it was:
•82% of manufacturing businesses attempted to take on staff in last 3 months and
42% looking to increase workforce – most had no difficulty recruiting
•29% of service businesses attempted to take on staff in last 3 months and 10%
looking to increase workforce – one-third of those looking to take on
experienced problems
The Ultimate Business Network
31. Cumbria Chamber
of Commerce
networking policy & member business
& events representation services support
Members getting involved with providers/educational establishments:
•Our membership includes these
•Work together to develop apprenticeship programmes and other training
•Input to LEP activity
•Employer meetings/LEAG action plan
•Engagement in research
•Working with educational establishments – interview practice, curriculum
development, works experience, enterprise activities, careers days, etc.
The Ultimate Business Network
32. Cumbria Chamber
of Commerce
networking policy & member business
& events representation services support
Adaptability to business needs and
willingness to deliver at times and in
locations suited to businesses
The Ultimate Business Network
33. Cumbria Chamber
of Commerce
networking policy & member business
& events representation services support
Suzanne Caldwell
suzanne@cumbriachamber.co.uk
0845 220 0040
The Ultimate Business Network
37. What’s he going talk about?
What are the skills required in Industry
The “Bread and Butter” training
Attitudes and behaviours
The “Hard to find”
The future
38. Within one site…
Advanced
Manufacturing
Specialist Engineering
Farming/Silviculture
Power/Energy
Production
Research and
Development
42. The “Bread and
Butter”
“Excellent practical
training – better
prepared practical
young engineers than Apprenticeships
in other countries Mechanical and Electrical/Instrumentation
including our own ONC
systems”
HNC
Jan Svensson
BEng (Ord)
Head of Engineering
BEng (Hons) … …
43. Attitudes and Behaviours…
…the vital extra
Positive “Will do”
Personal Development
Ambition
Embracing Change not fighting it
Suggesting ideas
Expectations of Leaders
44. The hard to find…
Automation Engineers – Control systems
Energy optimisation and efficiency
Science Graduates
45. The future - Carbon dioxide emissions
Site CO2 emissions
Renewables
1200
Mill efficiency
1000 PM rebuild
800
Effinciency
Biomass CHP
600
kg/T
Biomass energy
400 To grid Energy
Wind, gas,
200 District heating optimisation
0
-200
2010 2011 2013 2013 + biopower into
grid
pot ential Power
generation
Fossil fuel CO2 removed
250000
200000
CO2 / T
150000
100000
50000
0
2010 2011 2013 2013 + potential
biopow er into
grid
49. Work Experience:
Retaining Talent In
Cumbria
Richard Miller
Partner & Head of Agribusiness
9 December 2011
Skills for Enterprise, Energus, Lillyhall,
Workington, Cumbria
50. My Timeline...
Education
1999 - Secondary Education: Nelson Thomlinson School
2001 – 2004 - Law Degree: University of Newcastle upon Tyne
2004 – 2005 - Post Graduate: Legal Practitioners Course
Employment: Burnetts Solicitors
August 2005 – commenced 2 year training contract
August 2007 – qualified solicitor
January 2008 – promoted to Associate & Head of Agribusiness
January 2011 – promoted to Partner
51. Work Experience - My Story
2000 – interview and first work experience placement (1 week)
2001 – second year placement (1 week)
2002 – 2004 - summer placements (1 month - paid)
2005 – sponsorship towards LPC course fees
52. What did Burnetts gain?
The opportunity to capture young local talent – stopping the brain drain towards the
North East and elsewhere
Established a system with the potential to provide a constant supply of quality lawyers
Potential recruits with a genuine commitment to Cumbria meaning a greater chance of
return on their investment
An extended interview process
Low cost paralegal work
53. What did I gain?
A key insight into a career thus being able to make sure it was the right path for me
Hit the ground running – gained knowledge about the firm and a career in law
Dispelled degree myths – not Kavanagh QC!
Work experience – paid!
Opportunity to participate in a wide range of legal fields thus being in a position to make
an informed decision
54. The Present
Building on the initial confidence gained from the scheme that has been key to my
progression – “the problem with Richard Miller is...”
Opportunity to take key roles in significant multi million pound transactions without
leaving the County
Work/Life balance – quality of life in Cumbria with friends and family for support
Being able to establish myself within a community over short period of time with
interlinked circles of key contacts
55. Conclusion
Work experience provides benefits for your business as well as the individual
Establishes closer links between you and local education institutions
Helps to counter the brain drain outside of Cumbria
Ensures that young prospective employees are “work-ready” before their employment
begins
Given the success since it’s start over a decade ago, the scheme continues to date with
a number of key solicitors within the firm having originated from this project
56. Contact
Richard Miller
rm@burnetts.co.uk
DDL: 01228 552296
Mobile: 07584341979
Moor Row • Carlisle • Newcastle
www.burnetts.co.uk
71. He's making it up as
he goes along
Arthur (John Cleese), Monty Python’s Life of Brian
72. When you are courting a nice girl
an hour seems like a second.
When you sit on a red-hot cinder
a second seems like an hour.
That's relativity
Albert Einstien
73. If you’re not prepared to be
wrong, you’ll never come up with
anything original
Sir Ken Robinson
78. Founded by Tony O’Pray in 1995, TIS Cumbria Limited initially provided chemical
companies and West Cumbrian fabrication shops with inspection and NDT services.
Complimenting site inspection work, the company expanded into ultrasonic testing
and industrial radiography, acquiring specialist industrial units and equipment.
89. SAM FORRESTER joined the TIS team in 2009
when he started his four‐year training
programme.
On a week‐by‐week basis I can be developing pipe welding
techniques, using the orbital machine, or busy in machine
shop. It’s pretty varied but it keeps the job interesting.
“It does feel great to have all these good skills under my belt
though – they will see me right through my career. But it has
been thanks to the team at TIS that I have done so well.
102. October 2010 saw the Britain’s Energy Coast Cluster Award for people and skills
development awarded to TIS Cumbria Ltd. In presenting the award, TIS also received
a commendation for having the most excellent application in the competition…..
103. A team of representatives
from TIS Cumbria Ltd
returned from London
after attending the UK
Finals of the National
Training Awards – where
they won the Overall
Small Employer category.
109. Education and Skills Areas
Engineering and Construction
•Nuclear related education
•Engineering, construction and renewable resources
Management and Leadership
•Health and Safety
•Business and Leadership programmes bespoke to west Cumbria
economy and nuclear related supply chain
•Project and Programme management
•Logistics and transportation of hazardous waste
Health related technology transfer
•Radiological protection and health/medical physics
•Medical imaging sciences
•Incorporation of health technology industries
125. To be enterprising?
• marked by imagination, initiative,
and readiness to undertake new
projects
An enterprise?
• company; firm; undertaking;
business; endeavour
126. Lakes College
• Encouraged and supported to be
ENTERPRISING
• Create ENTERPRISE
• Perform in ENTERPRISES
128. Be enterprising
• In an area of study
• values and positive behaviours
• with tutorial and personal
development
• Enhancements to programmes
• engaged in enrichment,
• MyStars recognition,
• encouraged to develop full potential
129. Create Enterprises
• Business and Accounting
• Hair and Beauty
• Construction and Engineering
• Hospitality and Catering
• Renewables
• Early years
• Art and design
• Young Enterprise
• MyStars
130. Perform in enterprises
• Work readiness
• Initiative
• Teams and teamworking
• Communicating
• Numbers, IT and technology
141. University of Cumbria
Ian Sinker
Head of External Relations
Skills for Enterprise, Energus
9th December, 2011
142. The benefits of HE
Learners
According to Directgov UK:
•Higher education benefits you in a number of ways.
•University or college lets you experience a rich cultural and social scene,
meeting a variety of people while studying something you love
•On average, graduates tend to earn substantially more than people with A
levels who did not go to university. Projected over a working lifetime, the
difference is something like £100,000 before tax at today’s valuation
143. The benefits of HE
Learners
• Higher education develops qualities that are valued by employers,
such as problem-solving and communication skills. Doing a higher
education course could give you an edge in the job market: forecasts
predict that half of positions that become vacant between 2004 and
2020 will be in areas of work most likely to demand graduates
• Many employers target graduates in their recruitment campaigns.
144. The benefits of HE
Employers
According to Union Learn:
•Increase profitability
•Improve quality of work
•Fill skill shortages and gaps
•Meet customer demand for high-quality products or services
•Increase staff loyalty, commitment and retention
•Gain better corporate image as an employer, and in the community
•Be perceived as excellent in training and development by shareholders,
analysts and potential employees
145. The benefits of HE
Employers
• Reduce staff turnover and recruitment costs
• Boost employee morale/attitude to work
• Reduce absenteeism
• Employees develop lifelong learning attitudes
• Improve effectiveness of supervisory staff
• Improve staff understanding of and commitment to organisational
culture
• Implement new legislation/technology
• Identify and use talent, rather than lose it
• Employees introduce new approaches and ideas
146. Why a University in Cumbria?
By 20017-
•Participation in HE in Cumbria by young people
averaged 28%
•In 31 wards (Carlisle, Barrow and
Workington/Whitehaven) participation was below
16%
•More than 2500 18 year olds with level 3
qualifications did not progress directly to HE (2004
figures)
(Based on POLAR Data, Hefce)
147. Why a University in Cumbria?
• Progression opportunities were not available, or
restricted in choice, for those achieving level 3,
particularly where they were studying vocational
qualifications.
• Raising (or broadening?) aspirations and attainment
was fundamental
• So was offering a wider choice of locally available
HE opportunities.
148. Why a University in Cumbria?
Key purpose-
Addressing the Physical and Psychological
Barriers to Access to Higher Education for:
•Students
•Parents and influencers
•Employers
149. Initial Proposal for a New University of
Cumbria
Report by Sir Martin Harris (21-9-2005)
I propose that a decision is taken, ideally by December 2005, to create a
University of Cumbria, either from 1 August 2007 or one year later
The principal purpose of the new university, especially in its distributed
form, would be to improve opportunities for Cumbrian residents, whether
school leavers or older, and for Cumbrian employers in both the private
and public sectors.
150. Initial Proposal for a New University of
Cumbria
It is particularly important that vocational progression routes are
secured, as there is a strong need for county-wide higher level
educational opportunities to support the changing basis of industries and
businesses in Cumbria.
The distances that learners need to travel to study mean that work-
based learning, or local provision to support those in work and aspiring
to increase or change their skills level, need to be more widely available.
The network should we widely cast, and include all those institutions
which can contribute to the benefit of Cumbrian students.
151. Our history
We’re new, but with a long
history!
The university was formed in
2007 but its foundations go
back to
• Charlotte Mason College
(1896) which trained
teachers,
• Cumbria Institute of the Arts
(1822),
• St Martins College (1964).
152. Where are we?
Campuses and locations in:
• Ambleside
• Barrow-in-Furness
• Carlisle
• Lancaster
• London
• Penrith
• Workington
And in partnership with Colleges and
other providers in Cumbria and beyond
153. Corporate Strategy
The University’s “Mission”:
Is to provide and promote excellent and
accessible higher education which
enhances the lives of individuals and
fosters the development of the
communities to which we belong.
In so doing, the University will embrace
four guiding themes: sustainability;
creativity; employability and enterprise.
154. The Cumbria Experience
•Special Geography
• Sustainability •Small, friendly campuses
• Creativity •Linked through leading edge
technology
• Employability
•Flexible programmes to facilitate
• Enterprise access
•Academic portfolio based on
institutional strengths and regional
needs
•Institutional values that reflect our
roots
155. Areas of Expertise
• Education
• Health & Wellbeing
• Arts, Business and
Science
156. Key facts about UOC
• Around 1200 staff
• Approximately 12000 students
– 75% over 21yrs
– 33% part-time
– 300 distance learning
• Over 90% graduates in employment 6 months after
graduating
• 2011 OFSTED: Graded as good with outstanding
features
• 2011 QAA: awarded highest level of approval
157. Examples of UoC work in West
Cumbria
• Energy Coast Campus
• Learning Gateway West- Multi purpose and use
• Widening Participation Work
• Working with Lakes College
• Lead Programme
• Unite with Business & Business Placements Service (Approx 30% of these SMEs are
located in the West Coast region
• Fd Sc Degree Radiation Protection
• B Eng (Hons) Sustainable Energy Technology