APPRENTICESHIPS in East Sussex will be given a boost this week as East Sussex County Council supports National Apprenticeship Week, which runs from February 5 to February 11.
As well as highlighting the national campaign, the county council is reminding small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) about the support available to assist with their organisation’s skills and training needs.
The public are being asked for their views on a project which could see the transformation of Hastings town centre with buzzing biodiversity and green transport links connecting it to the seafront.
East Sussex County Council, Hastings Borough Council and the Hastings Garden Town Team, supported by Transition Town Hastings, are working on plans which include greener connections for walking and cycling through the town and improvements to public spaces. Continue reading
A REPORT to be considered by East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet next week sets out a balanced budget which proposes no new cuts in 2024/25.
Yet it makes clear this would rely on using £14 million of the council’s limited reserves to meet a shortfall for the year and warns the deficit will grow in future years. Continue reading
COUNCIL bosses have welcomed funding that will help boost green skills, future-proof the construction industry and support the county’s move to net zero.
East Sussex County Council’s Employability and Skills Team successfully bid for £240,000 from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to launch the Retrofit Skills East Sussex project. Continue reading
