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Join the Norfolk Chamber for an afternoon of accessing specialist knowledge essential for any HR Professional or business owner. This forum will be hosted by the expert team at City College Norwich, the afternoon will be split into two sessions with one focusing on Apprenticeships and the other on T Levels.

Apprenticeships Emma Richards and Ruth Royle will be delivering a short piece on how to maximise the use of apprenticeships in your organisation, including using your levy and other funding streams. They’ll also be telling you about the HR Support apprenticeship delivered at City College Norwich, which includes the CIPD HR Practitioner level 3 certificate. Ruth Royle is Apprenticeship Delivery Manager at City College Norwich. She is motivated by enabling others to achieve their potential and her work at City College Norwich is rooted in apprenticeship delivery and change implementation to meet the needs of learners and employers.          Emma Richards is Lecturer and Assessor for City College Norwich. A qualified HR professional experienced in working within the Public, Private and Charitable sectors throughout Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. She works with Senior leadership teams to raise the profile and rewards of a professional HR service within a business. She is always implementing and updating HR policies and procedures whilst building robust HR departments which can provide a high, consistent HR service.  T Levels and Industry Placements T Levels are set to revolutionise vocational training.  City College Norwich are one of a few colleges selected nationally to deliver T Levels in the academic year 2020-21.  We will be explaining what the new qualification means to recruiters.  Students must complete a long-term (350 hours) industry placement to achieve the new T-level qualification and we shall also be exploring what the requirements are for employers who are considering offering a placement to a student. Education Secretary Damian Hinds said: ‘T Levels represent a once in a lifetime opportunity to reform technical education in this country so we can rival the world’s best performing systems. Technology and the world economy are fast-changing, and we need to make sure our young people have the skills they need to get the jobs of tomorrow. This is at the heart of our modern Industrial Strategy.’ Laura McLean is Director of Strategic Development and Implementation at City College Norwich.  She will be introducing T-levels and will be explaining what the new qualifications will mean to employers.  T Levels are courses which will be on a par with A levels and will provide young people with a new choice between technical and academic education post 16. She will also introduce industry placements, which are a compulsory element of the new T Level qualifications. Courses in construction, digital and education and childcare will be first taught from September 2020. A further 22 courses will be rolled out in stages from 2021, which will cover sectors such as finance & accounting, engineering & manufacturing, creative & design. Jenny Bach is Industry Placement Lead at City College Norwich.  Jenny is involved promoting industry placements to local employers and employer engagement. She is responsible for placing students in long-term industry placements in readiness for the T-level launch in 2020.  She will be explaining how these long-term student placements can impact on your organisation. She will also explain the legal, financial and logistical aspects of hosting an industry and will be available to answer questions. 

Make sure you’re prepared for the big changes coming in next year with this HR Forum.

Open to all businesses.

All businesses should go beyond diversity and show how crucial inclusion is in the workplace. The quote by Verna Myers is a prime example of this, ‘Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance’. What’s the point being in the room if you feel like you can’t take part?

This panel discussion will showcase the business and culture benefits by being diverse and inclusive in the workplace. Join us to see how four leading businesses are tackling the challenges they are facing in the business community. This event is hosted by Huw Sayer, Business Writers and Norfolk Chambers board member, he will be posing questions to the panel, and taking live questions from attendees. 

Panellists: – Lynn Walters, Executive Director at Pure – Rachel Blackburn, Director at US2U Consulting – Rebecca Lewis Smith, Co-Founder and Director at Fountain Partnership – Richard Ross, Director at Chadwicks Book your free place now on this exciting panel discussion. You can also pre-submit any questions for the panellists when registering. 

Serendipity is the coming together of chance and a system ready to make the most of that chance. The role of serendipity in innovation and business development has been identified through stories – we all have a tale about a lucky break that made us. However, the past decade has seen an increase in scientific research on how we can better harness the skill of serendipity. This webinar will give you practical skills for developing serendipity and how you can better deal with uncertainty.

The primary aim of this webinar is to introduce you to the scientific concept of serendipity or ‘smart luck’ and to demonstrate practical ways that you can cultivate this in your workspace. This webinar will cover three areas that are important topics in the research in this area:

1. Smart luck and developing the “Serendipity Mindset”
2. Super encounterers and how to increase serendipity in your personal and professional life
3. The possible impact of COVID-19 on serendipity in the workspace and ways to mitigate this

About the presenter

Wendy Ross is a lecturer and researcher examining the role of serendipity in everyday problem solving and decision making. As secretary of the Serendipity Society and editor of two forthcoming books on serendipity, she is at the forefront of this developing field of research. Her work has been published in several scientific journals and she is regularly invited to speak at international conferences.

Join us as we launch our brand-new international trade country focus programme, in September 2020.

This exciting new programme brings together industry figures, government representatives and BCC partners from across the world. It will provide businesses with all the insights, advice and answers they need to fully understand the implications of trading with major international markets that have been identified as priority trading partners for the UK.

Our second virtual event for USA month focuses on ‘Future industry sector opportunities in the context of a new technology-driven world’. This joint event with British American Business (BAB) will look at the future industry sector opportunities in our technology-driven world. 

Panel speakers include:

• Duncan Edwards, CEO, BritishAmerican Business
• Antony Phillipson, British Consul General in New York and HM Trade Commissioner for North America
• Mark Rapson, Director at BlueStone Services
• Robin Toth, Director of Economic Development for the Aerospace Sector

Delegates will gain a thorough understanding of the bilateral trade and business opportunities that exist between our two countries.

How to book a place:

If you are a member please click here to book your free place. If you are a non member please follow the book now link to the right of this page.

Bookings for this event have now closed. For availability please email [email protected]

‘Twas weeks before the Chamber Christmas Breakfast, when all through the workplace, Businessmen and women were stirring, have they booked a space? The decorations were hung on their computers with care, In hopes that the event soon would be there; They went home and nestled all snug in their beds, ​While visions of breakfast danced in their heads.

Come and join us for our most popular networking breakfast of the year! 

Joined by our featured charity, Break, attendees will enjoy breakfast, networking and a range of festive themed activities to you meeting new people. 

Don’t forget to dig out your best Christmas attire for our best festive dressed competition! We’ve seen everything from beard baubles to light up jumpers!

We also do a donation collection for our featured charity of gifts and supplies. This year, Break have said:

‘At Break, we are looking forward to spreading festive cheer this season, and none more so than with our young care leavers who are supported by our Moving On Team, a service that supports young people in Break’s care to make a successful transition into adulthood. The team currently supports around 70 young people. When our young people have moved on from care and are living more independently, it is rare for them to have much, if any, family time during the festive period, and particularly on Christmas day. Please support vulnerable young people in your community this Christmas to make a difference to looked after young people in and moving on from care with Break Charity.  These young people would especially like vouchers this Christmas; allowing them the freedom to buy themselves a ‘treat’ – something they so rarely are able to do for themselves.  It could be a voucher for Greggs or Costa for a lunchtime treat, or a high street voucher to buy some super new smellies.    This is powerful for them and works with our aims for our young people – to inspire and empower them to be able to make their own choices and show their own individuality.’ Any donations will be greatly appreciated, but we do ask that these do not come wrapped. Break have said: ‘We at Break are committed to providing a brighter future for the children who need us, for as long as they need us. We can provide a stable and comfortable home environment for a young person in one of our Children’s Homes, support a family in crisis with our Break Family Centre, and organise a break for a child with disabilities – a small selection of the fantastic services we offer. Whatever a child’s start in life is, we believe that with the right care there is no limit to what they can achieve.’

An opportunity to hear the Norfolk results of the UK’s largest independent business survey. The Chambers’ Quarterly Economic Survey was conducted during the sharpest recession since records began between 24 August – 14 September 2020, the results capture the full impact of recession on the Norfolk business community.

Hear what businesses had to say about their sales and orders, investment intentions and their levels of confidence in comparison to the regional and national results.

About the presenter

Nova Fairbank – Head of Policy for Norfolk Chambers of Commerce

Responsible for ensuring that the Norfolk Chambers maintains its position as a leading ‘voice of business’ in Norfolk, through influencing and lobbying on issues affecting the Chambers membership. This is achieved by raising and highlighting the policy position of the Norfolk Chambers at a local, regional and national level on key issues. Monitoring of local policies and projects/initiatives that directly impact upon Norfolk Chamber members and ensure relevant action is taken using the Norfolk Chambers Area Councils and Special Interest Groups, board members and the wider Chambers membership.

Nova is also responsible for the issue, completion and collation and analysis of the Quarterly Economic Survey results, which highlight the economic position of Norfolk, through engagement with the local business community.  

Despite the recent uncertainty in the economic and property markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysia continues to soldier through in finding creative solutions to overcome its problems. We believe this slowdown is temporary and will get back to normal within the short to medium term.

In spite of this situation, Merdeka 118, a landmark development in Malaysia, is now back on track and is set to be completed by 2022. Strategically located with world-class amenities, the Merdeka 118 precinct is Malaysia’s much-anticipated centre of commerce, culture and heritage.

Players in the wider property sector have been adapting and finding new ways of navigating their business in a post-pandemic market.

This webinar thus aims to provide participants with holistic solutions and strategies for large-scale property investors, developers or buyers. Join us for insights on the Malaysian property market landscape from our expert speakers and how virtual tours are now used as an effective way to help buyers experience a property in the new normal.