Employment, Training & Skills Breakfast Briefing for Manufacturers

Recruitment and skills are often cited as the single biggest barrier to manufacturing business growth. Firms often state that they are unable to recruit the right candidates, with the right skills. Moreover, firms are often confused at the range of funded skills and workforce training available.

This breakfast briefing event will explore:

The current skills situation in the regional manufacturing sector
The currently available funding for workforce upskilling and training
The training provision offered by HETA, a large local apprenticeship training provider
The event will close with a guided tour of HETA’s site, including a visit to HETA’s new £500,000 process testing rig and control room, which is available for local manufacturers to use for training opportunities.

The briefing will be delivered by expert speakers from the HEY Business, Growth and Skills Hub, the Growth Hub, and HETA itself. There will be ample time for networking both before and after the presentation session, and guided tours of HETA’s site will be available, incluidng a visit to HETA’s new £500,000 process testing rig and control room.

Event Agenda
8am – Doors, breakfast and networking

8.30am – Welcome & Intros – HETA Representative, and Jon Brunton, Growth Hub Manager, HEY Business, Growth and Skills Hub

8.35am – Overview of Manufacturing employer skills needs – TBC

8.55am – Overview of current funding for workforce training and skills development in the manufacturing sector – Carl Southcoat, Workforce Development Business Advisor, HEY Business, Growth and Skills Hub

9.15am – Overview of HETA’s current training offer, and “meet the manufacturing apprentices” – HETA team

9.30am – tour of HETA’s site including the new process testing rig

9.45am – networking

10am – event close

This event is free to attend, however advanced booking is required to manage numbers and to enable delegate access to the controlled HETA site. Representatives of manufacturing businesses are welcome to attend this event.

Date
17 July 2025, 8.00am – 10.00am

Location
Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA), 27-31 Dansom Lane, Hull, HU8 7LA

Event Link
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