Economic Development

Get Involved!

The Best of British Festival 26 May - 26 July 2012

Join in with events and ofers you would like to promote between 25 May and 26 July 2012 as we celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Any event you are holding that you believe sums up something that can sit well under the title 'Best of British' will be considered.

To make the most of this free opportunity for promotion on www.bestofbritishfestival.com email Ellen Simpson Head of Tourism at esimpson@winchester.gov.uk, or call 01962 848 219.

Wheels to work

Aged 16-25 and need help getting to training, interviews or your place of work? You might be eligible for the low-cost moped hire Wheels to Work scheme.

Invest in the next generation - and reap the rewards

Attend the Solent Education Business Partnership event at Winchester Guildhall on 21st February, to find out how spending some time with local schools and students can help your business to prosper. Contact Anne Dwson at Southern Entrepreneurs for more information on anne.dawson@southernentrepreneurs.com or telephone 02380 688 334

Apprenticeships

Help to enhance the skills and ambitions of local people by taking on an apprentice. Apprenticeships can make your organisation more effective, productive and competitive by addressing your skills gaps directly, even in uncertain economic times.

Apprenticeships provide a mixture of on and off-the-job training for people of all ages while they are being paid. As employees, apprentices work alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills. Off-the-job, often on a day release basis, apprentices receive training from Sparsholt College to get the knowledge to underpin their practical work-based skills.

Apprenticeships typically take between one and two years to complete but this is determined on an individual basis.

An apprentice must:

• Be aged 16 or over (there is no upper age limit)
• Have a full contract of employment
• Be paid a minimum of £2.50 per hour
• Work for at least 16 hours a week

For further information contact, Ben Holloway, Business Coordinator at Sparsholt College, on 01962 797 387 or email ben.holloway@sparsholt.ac.uk

Recent projects

• Second Purple Flag for a 'better night out' in Winchester. For the second year running Winchester has been awarded Purple Flag status in recognition that it offers visitors an entertaining and safe night out.
• Please see the recent presentation (July 2011) about Winchester Markets
• Find out about the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership

Research papers into Winchester's economy include the following;

• Hampshire Economic Partnership and the University of Portsmouth have produced the economic factsheet below.
• The Local Futures group assessed the current state of Winchester District in economic, social and environmental terms. You can find out more about the State of Winchester District
• Results of the current employment land and economic study are available with other planning research.

Downloads:

File format	File title	File size / Download time
	Presentation about Winchester Markets, July 2011	891K 56Kbps Modem: 2 Minutes Broadband: 5 Seconds
	Solent LEP newsletter	1MB 56Kbps Modem: 4 Minutes Broadband: 9 Seconds
	Strategy equality impact assessment	33K 56Kbps Modem: 5 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second
	Budget presentation to businesses Dec 2010	158K 56Kbps Modem: 23 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second
	Winchester key data	197K 56Kbps Modem: 29 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second
	Local Futures report	592K 56Kbps Modem: 1 Minute Broadband: 3 Seconds
	Local Futures Data Annex	3MB 56Kbps Modem: 9 Minutes Broadband: 19 Seconds
	Winchester Business Survey Results	176K 56Kbps Modem: 26 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second