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Gillian Bishop Project Coordinator

Gillian Bishop Project Coordinator. Exeter & Heart of Devon (EHOD) Employment & Skills Board. History & Progress Implication for Jobs & Skills Skills Plan. Today’s Presentation. : The Vision.

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Gillian Bishop Project Coordinator

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  1. Gillian BishopProject Coordinator Exeter & Heart of Devon (EHOD) Employment & Skills Board

  2. History & ProgressImplication for Jobs & SkillsSkills Plan Today’s Presentation

  3. : The Vision • “Our vision is to realise the full economic potential of Exeter and East Devon – to provide a range of employment opportunities alongside a self-sufficient new community where people will have the ability to live close to where the majority of jobs will be provided”

  4. Progress • Completed • Redhayes Bridge over M5 • Flybe Training Academy • Junction 30 improvements • Cranbrook Primary School / MPB • Started • Exeter Science Park infrastructure • Junction 29 improvements • Cranbrook Main Local Route • Skypark / Cranbrook Energy Centre • Clyst Honiton Bypass • Imminent • Inter-Modal Freight Terminal (IMFT) • This year • Skypark • Exeter Science Park

  5. Vision for Cranbrook: Sustainable, vibrant, attractive town which combines the rich urban fabric of historic Devon service centre or market town whilst meeting the needs of 21st Century lifestyles.

  6. Cranbrook: Phase 1

  7. Cranbrook Turf Cutting Ceremony 29 June 2011

  8. The site of the Cranbrook New Community

  9. Cranbrook New Community: February 2012

  10. St Martins School: opening September 2012

  11. Multi-Purpose Building – Cranbrook

  12. District Heating System • A biomass district heating scheme for the first 2,900 homes at Cranbrook • 13,000 tonnes of CO2 saved per year • Cranbrook THE FIRST mass open market development in the country to provide a district heating scheme on this scale

  13. Energy Centre Site: February 2012

  14. Skypark Next Generation Business Park Number One employment opportunity SW of Bristol A gross total of 107 acres of land with 1.4 million sq ft of office and industrial / manufacturing space Expected to create at least 6,000 new jobs Long term joint venture District heating – CO2 savings up to 45%

  15. Sainsbury’s Regional Distribution Centre

  16. Exeter Science Park • World Class Science Park: • Extensive new facilities encouraging enterprise, science, research and development- related activity • High quality space for businesses ranging from start-ups to major corporate headquarters • A new business hotel and conferencing facilities • With the potential to create around 3000 jobs by 2030 • Infrastructure work underway including dedicated access from M5 and cycle / pedestrian bridge

  17. To register your interest visit:   www.exeterandeastdevonportal.co.uk Business Portal One of the largest development programmes in the country worth over £1bn Secured more than £90 million of funding for vital infrastructure improvementsPotential to deliver over 15,000 homes and 26,000 jobsThe portal is being developed to help local businesses win supply contracts by streamlining the procurement process, allowing you to promote your skills and expertise to the right people. 328 Businesses registered (10 July 2012) ‘Meet the Buyer’ event being planned.

  18. GROWTH SECTORS • Construction and Building Services - 0.9k+ new jobs • Business and Professional Services - 11k+ new jobs • Retail and Hospitality - 3.5k+ new jobs • Transportation and Logistics - 3k+ new jobs • Food and Drink - 1k+ new jobs EMERGING SECTORS • Advanced Engineering - 1k+ new jobs • Bioscience and Health - 1k+ new jobs • Low Carbon & Environmental Goods & Services - 1k+ new jobs

  19. Summary of Growth Point Opportunities High level of local job creation Long term impact on future generations Strong starting position to grow from and utilise Summary of Skills Considerations Low unemployment but relatively low business productivity Rising levels of youth unemployment Growth in Knowledge Intensive Industries Low graduate retention Low apprenticeship take-up Increasing pressure on employers to tackle rising youth unemployment Backdrop or a more demand led skills system

  20. Objective 1 – To up-skill local people to work on employment sites Objective 2 – To ensure businesses are aware of and utilising skill development programmes Objective 3 – To prepare the up-coming workforce with appropriate skills for the local labour market PRIORITIES Local people into local jobs Pre-employment support Young people & unemployed Businesses utilising skill programmes Best use of public funding to help businesses Increasing skills and productivity Ensuring young people leaving education can find employment Developing skills that are required by local businesses

  21. Skills Plan • Establish Skills and Employment “Hub” • Dedicated Coordinators • Focal point for engaging employers & driving outcomes (eg. apprenticeships) • Labour Market Information (LMI) • Identify and communication specific skill needs for Growth Sectors • Educating Young people about Careers Choices • Promoting opportunities to help learners make informed choices • Embedding E&S through Planning Authorities • Planning application requirements(will developments address E&S shortages?)

  22. The Growth Point in 3D! • Interactive model of the Growth Point available to view online at: www.exeterandeastdevon.gov.uk • Questions? • Gillian Bishop 01392 265344 • Gillian.bishop@exeter.gov.uk

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