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Find out more about how to get into childcare and childminding

FREE sessions have been arranged to offer local people an opportunity to find out more about childminding. The two virtual sessions will offer advice and guidance on how to get set up as a childminder, look at support that’s available, and find out more about the role. Childminders offer professional home-from-home childcare and early education,…

3 weeks ago | Adult skills

Careers event offers ‘fantastic opportunity’ for North East Lincolnshire women

In the spirit of National Careers Week and in the run up to International Women’s Day, the Women into Manufacturing and Engineering (WiME) event took place at Grimsby Town Hall this week. Despite there being a range of opportunities across manufacturing, engineering, digital and renewables in North East Lincolnshire, figures show how these sectors remain…

2 months ago | Adult skills
Attendees and stalls at the Women into Manufacturing and Engineering careers event in Grimsby

Switch up your career choices with new programme of support

A BRAND new support programme in North East Lincolnshire aims to help unemployed and part-time workers transition into jobs in industries with skills shortages. Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the Adult Careers Team at North East Lincolnshire Council has developed careerShift, an eight-week programme designed to raise aspirations and boost confidence to encourage…

2 months ago | Adult skills

Grimsby event to encourage more women and girls in to take advantage of great career opportunities in industry

Despite many great roles being available in North East Lincolnshire across manufacturing, engineering, digital and renewables, many women and girls still aren’t considering entering these industries. According to statistics from Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (GLLEP), of all apprenticeship starts in 22/23 within the framework sector subject area “Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies”, only 9% were…

3 months ago | Adult skills
Women In Manufacturing Event poster

‘’It’s the best thing to have happened’’

The words of adult learner Margaret speak for themselves. As North East Lincolnshire Council continues to support Adult Learning provisions across the borough, the success stories of Margaret Goodman (pictured left) and Evie Hoggins show what learning and training opportunities can do for you. Margaret’s story After a period of unemployment started to impact her…

3 months ago | Adult skills
Photos of adult learners