Date Monday 9th March Time 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Place The Guildhall, Hull

The Mayor and Hull Community Care Services would like to invite you to come and have tea with us.

We want you to share your ideas about how we can improve our services and what you think we could do in the future to help you.

We’d like to chat about our Older People’s Strategy for Hull and how you can become more involved and how you can help us.

Come and meet people and find out more about:

• Local clubs and activities for older people
• Council Services
• Support and advice to help carers and families
• Designing and delivering our services and how you can be involved
• Home improvements and repairs services
• How you can become a volunteer

Please come to Tea on: Monday 9th March from 1.30pm to 4pm at the Guildhall. For further details and to reserve a place please phone Dan on 01482 616035

Source: HULL LINk

The number of apprentices qualifying in Yorkshire and the Humber has more than doubled in just four years, figures show today. A total of 15,380 people completed an apprenticeship in 2007/08, compared to just 6,530 in 2003/04, an increase of 135 per cent or 9,000 more apprentices.

The percentage completion rate in the region is the highest outside London and the South East. In Yorkshire & Humber, Barnsley and the East Riding showed the highest percentage increases in the number of apprentices qualifying, both over 200 per cent.
New analysis, issued as part of the national Apprenticeship Week, show how each part of the region has fared with the numbers qualifying between 2003/04 and 2007/08:

• Barnsley – 730 – up 218 per cent from 230
• Bradford – 1,090 up 142 per cent from 450
• Calderdale – 560 up 150 per cent from 220
• Doncaster – 1,100 up 178 per cent from 400
• East Riding – 2,010 up 215 per cent from 640
• Hull – 840 up 86 per cent from 450
• Kirklees – 1,150 up 166 per cent from 430
• Leeds – 1,430 up 166 per cent from 540
• NE Lincs – 400 up104 per cent from 190
• N Lincs – 440 up 94 per cent from 230
• North Yorkshire – 2,470 up 80 per cent from 1,370
• Rotherham – 690 up 103 per cent from 340
• Sheffield – 1,270 up 118 per cent from 580
• Wakefield – 830 up 167 per cent from 310
• York – 390 up 156 per cent from 150.

Source: Government Offices for Yorkshire and the Humber

MindWorks

Stress and mental problems are not good in the work place if not dealt with properly. MindWorks are offering courses to help businesses and their employees to cope with the current climate of stress.

MindWorks have the following dates for individuals who are interested in our specialist away day training courses.

If you would like a specific course tailored to your needs, would like more information about alternative course dates or you would like to discuss your training requirements, then feel free to contact us for further details.

FEBRUARY 2009

• MWCR289     27-February     Stress Management In The Workplace

MARCH 2009

• MWCR282     02-March     Time and Priority Management
• MWCR290     13-March     Disability Discrimination Act
• MWCR291     30-March     Mental Health Awareness

APRIL 2009

• MWCR296     09-April     Absence Management
• MWCR297     17-April     Stress Management In The Workplace

MAY 2009

• MWCR299     29-May     Managing Stress In Your Staff

JUNE 2009

• MWCR300     04-June     Understanding Mental Health Conditions
• MWCR301     15-June     Handling Difficult Situations
• MWCR302     30-June     Stress Management In The Workplace

JULY 2009

• MWCR303     09-July     Disability Discrimination Act
• MWCR304     24-July     Mental Health Awareness

In-house training course prices are negotiable and vary depending on what the organisations needs are. We can take your specific requirements and tailor a course unique to your organisation. For a full day’s in-house training course for between 8-15 delegates, prices usually start at around £850 per course.
mindworks@mindhey.co.uk

PRESS RELEASE

Hull City Council is supporting the latest business venture of Dave Garbera (aged 20), managing director of KH Smilers, as he launches his new book which aims to inspire young people to become the entrepreneurs of the future.

The book, entitled ‘Smilers’ tells the story of how Dave took part in the Young Enterprise Company Programme and went on to establish a successful business whilst at Kelvin Hall School. Now at university, Dave is keen to share his experiences with other young people, including the highs and lows of running a company at such a young age.

The book will be part of a trilogy being developed with the support of the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership and Hull Training.

Councillor Christine Randall, lead member for children and young people’s services at Hull City Council, said:

“We are pleased to support Dave’s latest business venture, and we hope that many of our young people will find it of interest. In Hull we are pleased to be in a position to be able to support young entrepreneurs like Dave, as he himself inspires young entrepreneurs of the future.”

Maureen Foers OBE, Chair of Hull’s Youth Enterprise Bank, said:

“We have seen how Dave Garbera has developed over the years since he started out as managing director of a Young Enterprise Company and were pleased to be able to support this latest venture from the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank. Dave has also agreed to be one of our first business supporters for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009, which is fantastic news.”

Dave Garbera, managing director of KH Smilers, said:

“I am grateful for all the support that Hull City Council and the Youth Enterprise Partnership have given us in developing our business, and now in my new business venture. I want to put something back in order to inspire the entrepreneurs of the future and tell them that if you dream dangerously you can achieve what you want in life.

“As part of my personal campaign to support young entrepreneurs I will be donating some of the profits from sales to the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank so it can continue to support young entrepreneurs like myself.”

KH Smilers produce a range of high quality naturally-grown bedding plants, hanging baskets and decorative arrangements in their own greenhouses and polytunnel, for both individual orders and larger events.

In December, KH Smilers became the youngest nominees in Business Week magazine’s annual European Young Entrepreneur Contest, and the only UK entry to reach the short list. The results are yet to be announced.

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PRESS RELEASE  (Source – Yorkshire Forward)

The best of Yorkshire and Humber’s Healthcare Technologies industry has been put on show to a delegation of global trade advisors this week to help raise the region’s profile for inward investment.

The delegation of 14 UK Trade and Investment advisors from the United States, Japan, Europe and the Middle East were in the region last week as part of a fact finding tour of the North.  As part of their tour the delegates visited Hull, the regional hub of Smith and Nephew, the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham and the University of Leeds, home to leading experts in healthcare innovation. These advisors work in international markets, advising businesses who are looking to invest in the UK of the different opportunities on offer in the regions.

One of the delegates, Nadeem Ali-Khan from the United States commented; It has been extremely impressive to see Yorkshire and Humberside’s capabilities within the healthcare sector and obtain a first hand view of how these translate into opportunities for organisations in our market.’’

The group were given an overview of the assets and investment opportunities in the region’s healthcare technologies sector by Yorkshire Forward’s healthcare technologies sector manager Andrea Scully. She explains; “The regional industry is one of the strongest in the UK with major players including Smith and Nephew and Johnson and Johnson DePuy based locally.

“We have particular commercial and research strengths in orthopaedics and wound care, and as the market for new technologies is remaining relatively strong in the current downturn, there are some excellent opportunities for international companies to develop links with the regional industry base.”

Delegates were also given an introduction to the opportunities for overseas investors to develop links into the NHS through Yorkshire and Humber, as well as the opportunity to find out more about the growing regional market for assistive technologies that can support the increasingly aging UK population.

Theresa Lindsay, Assistant Director of Marketing and Business Development for Yorkshire Forward comments; “In the current global economic situation it is critical that we showcase the investment opportunities in our leading regional markets so that Yorkshire and Humber can continue to attract its share of overseas investment.

“We have shown them firsthand the excellent work being done by our region’s businesses in conjunction with our world class universities. This will enable them to advise overseas companies looking to expand into Europe.”

Date: 18 February 2009

Time: 10.00 am to 4.30 pm

Venue: Hull City Hall

Type of event: Your Future Exhibition – many local employers offering full-time, part-time and seasonal vacancies, together with training, recruitment and development ideas all under one roof.

Contact Details: www.thisisyourfuture.co.uk

Source: Job Centre Plus