Gloucestershire Business News

18 July 2016

UK's Nuclear South West Cluster launched at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris

Nuclear South West partners, including delegates from the Heart of the South West, West of England and GFirst Local Enterprise Partnerships, Somerset and Sedgemoor Councils, SWMAS, Hinkley Supply Chain Team, the Nuclear Industry Network and the University of Bristol, attended the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE) in Paris earlier this month.

13 July 2016

GC and SWAC partner to boost county apprenticeships

Gloucestershire College is delighted to announce its partnership with SWAC (The South West Apprenticeship Company), to combine apprenticeship knowledge and offer county employers an enhanced apprenticeship service.

13 July 2016

Summary of Post 16 Skills plan July 2016 by BIS and DoE

A report by the independent panel on technical education, chaired by Lord David Sainsbury, has been published.

12 July 2016

Digital revolution for the Great Gloucestershire High Street

GFirst LEP, leading businesses and Government are joining forces to make UK high streets the most digitally engaged in the world, by trialling the Great Gloucestershire High Street pilot with Cheltenham, Gloucester and Stroud.

8 July 2016

Cotswold Life Family Business Awards 2016 - Winners revealed

Cotswold Life Business & Professional magazine is dedicated to celebrating family businesses and this year is no exception.

8 July 2016

Record number at Growing Gloucestershire Conference

A record 225 professionals came together for a day to hear from some of Gloucestershire’s finest speakers and to share best practice and network with others at the Growing Gloucestershire Conference on Wednesday (29 June).

6 July 2016

Growth Hub services to expand across county

Businesses in Gloucestershire will soon be able to access business support services across the whole county, after the GFirst LEP board approved plans put forward to create a network of Growth Hubs.

6 July 2016

Girls Get Set for a career in STEM

Following the huge success of last year’s event, Gloucestershire College and GE Aviation are once again teaming up to host Girls Get Set, a scheme designed to inspire girls to innovate and think about a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

5 July 2016

South West to showcase 50 billion pound nuclear opportunity in Westminster

£50 billion worth of business opportunities are up-for-grabs for firms who can provide services for the nuclear industry in the south west.

5 July 2016

No better time to access higher education

In light of the recent news that record numbers of Access to HE students progressed to degree-level study last year*, and the upcoming changes to the Advanced Learner Loan to increase accessibility to higher level study, Gloucestershire College is urging those who missed out on the chance to go to university to consider this route to improve their career prospects.

1 July 2016

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1 July 2016

LEP and County Council champion Junction 10 improvements

Gloucestershire County Council and GFirst LEP are working together on a bid to the Department for Transport’s ‘Large Local Major Transport Schemes Fund’ for money to create an outline business case for work at Junction 10 on the M5.