Event: Norfolk and Suffolk LSIP | The Co.llaboration Event

This Norfolk and Suffolk Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) collaboration event is a chance to showcase the extensive employer engagement which has taken place, detailing the analysis and key findings in which businesses are communicating the regions skills gaps and needs.

We will be showcasing what’s working well in the region and how we can continue to influence a local skills system which puts employer engagement at the heart of the agenda.

What is the LSIP programme?

We want you as a business to have a bigger say in what skills are needed in the workplace for today, tomorrow and the future.

The Norfolk and the Suffolk Chambers of Commerce is working with the Department for Education (DfE) to put employers at the heart of the skills agenda with the launch of the Norfolk and Suffolk Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP.)

Join the LSIP Co.nversation and the new Norfolk and Suffolk LSIP LinkedIn group to connect, engage and discover the latest research, surveys, events, news, and discussions. Join our LinkedIn group and get Co.nnected. Agenda  Date:    Wednesday 26^th April Timings:  1.30pm – 4.30pm Event Format: 13:30   Registration, Refreshments & Networking 14:00   Welcome – John Dugmore, CEO of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce 14:05    Panel Discussion: What are the challenges being faced by employers

• David Melloy, Business Development Manager of Ascot Lloyd
• Ashley Morrison, Managing Director of Lockertek
• To be announced shortly
• To be announced shortly

 Q & A 14:30    Panel Discussion: LSIP Theme Analysis Findings

• Agri-tech/Food Processing – Martin Collinson, Director of Collinson & Associates Ltd
• Net Zero – NCC – Tom Humphries, Acting Employment & Skills Manager of Norfolk County Council
• Digital Skills – Tim Robinson, Chief Operating Officer of TechEast
• Soft Skills – Sara Hinchliffe, Skills Advisor of Norfolk and Suffolk LSIP

 Q & A 14.55    Refreshment Break (Tea/Coffee/Cake) 15:30    Panel Discussion: Colleges & Provider Solutions to Skills Priorities

• Stuart Rimmer, Chief Executive of East Coast College
• Colin Shaw, Group Sixth Form Principal of West Suffolk College
• Training Provider Suffolk – to be announced shortly
• Training Provider Norfolk – to be announced shortly

Q & A 16.00    Panel Discussion: LSIP Common Framework Solutions – What Happens Next?

• Dean Pierpoint, Project Manager of Norfolk Chambers of Commerce
• Michael Gray, Head of Skills of Suffolk County Council
• Jan Feeney, Employment and Skills Manager of Norfolk County Council
• Chair of Common Framework Group  (TBC)

Q & A 16.30   Event Closing Remarks – John Dugmore, CEO of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce Please email [email protected] for further information.