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Watch the ebns Film now!!
The ebns film is now available for viewing on our website ? www.ebns.co.uk
Alternatively it can be viewed on You Tube.
The film gives a three minute overview of the Regeneration Zone?s strategy and outlines projects that ebns have been involved in over the past few years.
If you have any comments on the film, please email us at info@ebns.co.uk
Regional Forum and Third Sector Leadership Conference
East Birmingham North Solihull Regeneration Zone are proud to be sponsoring a limited number of places for the Third Sector Leadership Regional Forum on a strictly ?first come first served? basis to Leaders, Chairs and Trustees from voluntary and community organisations within the ebns Zone area.
The West Midlands Region will be hosting a regional forum on April 8th 2008. The aim is to bring together people who work in a variety of capacities within the Third Sector, and who share a common objective of promoting access to Leadership Development across the region.
The Forum will welcome individuals from regional and local infrastructure organisations to generate debate and advise the Centre.
For further information - please email info@thirdsectorleadership.org.uk or see attached flyer.
If you are interested in attending this event, please complete the attached Booking Forms.
West Midlands Third Sector Agenda.doc
West Midlands Third Sector Booking form.doc
West Midlands Third Sector New Flyer.doc
In addition, the National Leadership Forum will be taking place on March 12th 2008 in Nottingham, for more details visit www.thirdsectorleadership.org.uk
Be Your Own Boss!!
Enterprising Communities and Business Insight are working in partnership to deliver a series of FREE Ideas Workshops, Business Awareness Seminars and Drop In Sessions for residents living in the Enterprising Communities area.
The seminars will provide an opportunity for people to find out how they can generate their own income.
Business Insight will provide free advice and guidance on how to set up a business and also continue to provide free support once trading.
For information on these events please see the attached flyer.
Business Insight Flyer - BE YOUR OWN BOSS.doc
Partnership with Working Links
Working Links is a public-private-voluntary partnership established in 2000 to support long-term unemployed and disadvantaged people living in the UK's most deprived communities to find and sustain employment. Operating in more than 90 locations in England, Wales and Scotland, it has helped over 90,000 people into work in just seven years, and over 70% of those are still employed after 12 months.
As a leading Employment, Skills and Training provider in the West Midlands, Working links is intending to submit a tender for ESF Flexible Routeways and would like to hear from other organisations who are interested in entering into partnership.
If your company is interested, please complete the following questionnaire and return it to Faraz Yousufzai at faraz.yousufzai@workinglinks.co.uk by 12pm on Friday 9th January.
DWP ESF Expression of Interest.doc
Further details of DWP's ESF tendering round can be found at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/supplyingdwp/what_we_buy/european_social_fund.asp
The West Midlands Centre for Constructing Excellence
The West Midlands Centre for Constructing Excellence (WMCCE) provides specialist business improvement assistance specifically to help local businesses in the construction and building technologies sectors. It undertakes research, disseminates good practice through business networks and provides individual help to local businesses in the construction and building technologies sectors.
Over 425 businesses in the region have been assisted so far, subsidised through AWM and ERDF funding. WMCCE also provide skills development and training in management and leadership for construction and sustainable development.
There is a Best Practice Club for Birmingham which companies can join to share knowledge, learn about new techniques and develop a culture of business improvement. See http://www.birmingham-bpc.co.uk/
WMCCE is able to offer support to SME?s on all aspects of sustainable construction (defined as providing buildings that use less virgin material, less pollution and waste with minimum impact on the environment, but which meet the needs of the community and the built environment):
Until the end of 2008 there is a programme that offers up to 5 days external support, with benefits that could include reduced energy consumption, increased market awareness, new marketing materials, independent product sustainability ratings, and savings in material usage.
Recent reports on the sustainable construction market are available to download from the website www.wmcce.org, where there is also a rolling diary of relevant events.
New Grants Announced for Construction Industry Managers
LIMITED PLACES!!
The West Midlands Centre for Constructing Excellence have recently partnered with the Learning Skills Council and are offering FREE grants to provide directors, managers, and principal decision makers with an opportunity to complete an accredited training activity. These grants can provide equivalent funding of £1000, and help will be provided at every stage in finding the right training supplier and the completion of paperwork.
In order to ensure that these grants reach managers within the construction industry, we are eager for you to register your interest with us before these grants are allocated elsewhere.
If you are interested in taking advantage of a training grant, or are looking for further information, please contact Matt Mellors at WMCCE at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.
Matt Mellors
Project Coordinator
0121 688 4043
m.mellors@wmcce.org
Thank you for your time.
ebns
www.ebns.co.uk
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