Economic recovery plan: Replenish
Building a strong future
Action is needed to now to address the long-term skill needs for the future workforce.
NEL major sectors at risk of automation include manufacturing, logistics, although new roles will emerge to replace redundant roles.
Approximately one third (383,833 jobs) of the total England forecast of new green energy jobs will be in close proximity to North East Lincolnshire by 2050.
Promotion of STEM subjects in primary and secondary education is critical to equip young people for the future roles.
Predictions show 60,700 more workers qualified to Level 4+ within the next ten years (2014-2024) in the Humber – Source: Humber LEP Skills Advisory Panel Report via Working Futures, UKCES (2016). Working Futures report predicts 46% of jobs in the Humber will require a level 4+ qualifications.
- WEF Future of Jobs 2020
- Home – LMI Humber – Labour Market Information for the Humber, including NEL profile and skills trends
- Skills | Greater Lincolnshire LEP
- North East Lincolnshire Economy | Labour Market & Industries (varbes.com)
- Labour Market Profile
- Employment & Skills » HEY LEP – Hull and East Yorkshire
- InvestNEL | Our economy and workforce – InvestNEL
Low Carbon Enterprise
Examples of local investment include:
- The Altalto project is a collaboration between Velocys, British Airways and Shell in production of green aviation fuel
- Bioenergy Projects – Bioenergy and biomass companies have invested in the area, including Greenergy; Total; Vireol; and Helius/RWE Innogy
- The Humber Zero project brings together Phillips 66, Uniper and VPI Immingham in the co-development of a large-scale decarbonisation project. This includes carbon capture and hydrogen production
Renewable energy
Grimsby is at the heart of the largest green and low carbon cluster in UK
- ORE Centre of Excellence Brochure
- Green Energy Hub – Outline Proposal led by CATCH to drive inward investment, prepare and equip future workforce
- Grimsby Combined Heat and Power Network – Heat Mapping undertaken
- Myenergi Ltd local expansion
- Home – Zero Carbon Humber
- HICP – The Largest CO2 Emitting Cluster in the UK (humberindustrialclusterplan.org)
- Equinor submits flagship Humber hydrogen project for government phasing competition
- Humber Zero will benefit the community, the climate and the economy – Humber Zero
- You searched for green energy hub – (catchuk.org)
- Smarter Energy NEL – E-Factor Business
- Grimsby Community Energy
- Find funding to help your business become greener – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- Find business energy efficiency grants and schemes | Ofgem
The Humber: A Vision for Industrial Decarbonisation
- If successful in securing a Freeport in the Humber, it will create hotbeds of innovation and Research and Development
- University of Lincoln Innovation and Productivity Programme
- Innovate UK Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
- GOV.UK Investing in foundation industries help to back innovators
- Funding and support across all industries on UKRI
- Investment Board | Greater Lincolnshire LEP
- Innovate UK
- Innovation Funding Service
- Aura Innovation – Green Innovation Funding
- UK Digital Manufacturing advice & innovation | Made Smarter
- Innovate Humber – Specialist information and resources for anyone thinking about developing a new product, process or service for their business
- NEL Broadband coverage – best in Greater Lincolnshire region
- Grimsby Institute recognised as a Microsoft Demonstation college and an EdTech centre supporting Digital Skills in education and business
- NEL Highways Investments include major road improvements to A18
- UK 5G roll out
- Project Gigabit Lincolnshire & East Riding – Lincolnshire (including north-east Lincolnshire and north Lincolnshire) and East Riding Public Review request for information – GOV.UK
- National Bus Promos, Offers & News | Stagecoach – Available in NEL
- The National Databank is providing free data to 500,000 people in need for up to 12 months per person. 16 places throughout North East Lincolnshire have joined the network to provide the service
- Construction of the Grimsby-Immingham Cycle Superhighway
- New Humber Link road reducing travel time between Grimsby and Immingham by 20 minutes and bid for new Grimsby Western Strategic Link Road
- Levelling Up Funding bid to create a new fit for purpose transport hub in Grimsby Town Centre
- North East Lincolnshire geographic position poised as major UK import and export gateway
- HMRC Transition Videos – HMRC has produced a playlist of videos that outline the new trading processes and requirements that were introduced on 1 January 2021
- Transition Period Helplines – Cabinet Office has published a central Brexit Transition Helplines page, organised by themes and key actions
- Rules of Origin Resources – HMRC has produced information explaining Rules of Origin and the procedures to help businesses understand Rules of Origin and how it applies to their supply chains
- DIT international business trade support on Great.gov.uk
- UK Global Trade Agreements GOV.UK – UK Trade agreements
- GOV.UK – Business Transition arrangements on GOV.UK – Import export
- Seafood trade and regulation – Importing and exporting
- NELC Port Health Team for exporting/importing products through the Ports of Grimsby and Immingham. Email [email protected] or call on 01472 326299
- UK Tradeshow Programme – business support to export or continue exporting
- E-Factor Business – Local Support for businesses wanting to explore opportunities to automate can contact the Business Growth Hub advisers
- University of Lincoln offers support via Innovation and Productivity Programme for SME’s
- UK Digital Manufacturing advice & innovation | Made Smarter – Help for manufacturers of tomorrow to use technology to streamline their processes