Regional Employment Bulletin South West & South Wales March 2017 On behalf of the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), welcome to the South West & South Wales Employment Bulletin. It will provide you with the latest jobs and business news from across the region and highlights a selection of the latest regional vacancies on our job site, RightJob. In addition to this bulletin, there are plenty of other resources available to assist you in your job search: the monthly Focus e-newsletter provides job-finding, resettlement and training news via email, our bespoke Industry Sector Guides are regularly updated with the latest industry news, and the CTP website is full of useful tips, advice and dedicated employer microsites, where you will find information from a range of companies with ongoing opportunities for ex-military personnel. Regional Overview This region covers the geographical area that includes; Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire (West), Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and South Wales. The region has the highest percentage of rural land of any English region, three quarters of the total land area being agricultural. The largest city is Bristol. Other major urban centres include Plymouth, Swindon, Gloucester, Exeter, Bath, and the South East Dorset conurbation of Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch. The most economically productive areas are Bristol, the M4 corridor and South East Dorset which are all areas with the best links to London. South Wales is made up of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Newport and Cardiff. The areas of highest job density are centred around Cardiff, and along the M4 motorway that runs through Newport, Cardiff and on to Swansea. The major urban areas are Cardiff, Swansea and Newport. Cardiff and the wider Vale of Glamorgan are the significant economic areas in South East Wales. Cardiff city relies principally on the retail, finance, media and tourism sectors and has experienced major regeneration particularly in the city centre and around Cardiff Bay. Each of these areas has its own varying set of employment factors which you need to take into account when job searching. Therefore, it is beneficial for you to keep up-to-date with local business news and sign up with local job search websites to get relevant, up-to-date information to aid you in your search for employment. © Career Transition Partnership 2017 Regional Job Market News Expansions | New businesses | Market growth | Upcoming opportunities | Closures | Risks Grants for Young People - Wales The Prince’s Trust currently have funding available for young people with barriers preventing them from accessing training, education and employment opportunities. Who can apply? The age restriction for Development Awards in Wales has changed! Now young people from 14 up to age 30 (25 outside of Wales) who are not in full time employment (16 hours a week or over) or full time education /training (14 hours or over) can apply for a Development Award with The Prince’s Trust. What can The Development Award be used for? A Development Award can be used to enable a young person to access a training, education or employment opportunity. Here are some examples of what young people have applied for funding for. · Travel passes to help bridge the gap until the first pay day! · Interview and work clothes · Course fee’s · Identification and DBS checks · College kits · Tools and Equipment How much can be applied for? A young person can apply for up to £250! How to apply. Call us on 0800 842 842 or Text ‘CALL ME’ to 07983 385418 Visit: www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/get- funding-train-learn Huge boost as new aircraft hub is set to create 1,500 new jobs at Boscombe Down UP to 1,500 high-quality engineering jobs will be created when the world’s largest aerospace company creates a “centre of excellence” at Boscombe Down, the Journal can reveal. Boeing Defence UK told staff yesterday it plans to base its UK operations at the Ministry of Defence airbase eight miles north of Salisbury. The leading manufacturer of commercial and military aircraft is looking to expand its UK workforce from 1,300 to 4,000 by 2025. And approximately 1,500 of those jobs will be based at Boscombe, the Journal understands. Read more © Career Transition Partnership 2017 Open Doors 2017 – Get into Construction Monday 27 March – Friday 31 March 2017 Booking required – places limited so book as soon as possible. Where you are required to book online: www.opendoors.construction (Other National Sites are also available at this link). Where you are required to book through Building Plymouth: email [email protected] As part of the national Open Doors Campaign, Building Plymouth, the Council led partnership with local construction and built environment stakeholders’ is offering a unique chance for local people to see ‘behind the scenes’ at major ‘live’ construction sites across Plymouth. Aiming to inspire young people, career changers including military service personnel and job seekers, this is the perfect way to discover how the buildings and structures in your community are constructed and to find out about the diverse range of skills and professions needed on site. Read more Be inspired by this growing industry and learn how to start your career! Monday 27 March Gilpin Demolition HQ [Book through Building Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0DQ Plymouth] 10:00-12noon Specifically focused on military leavers only (Group of 20) Tuesday 28 March History Centre [Book online] Plymouth, PL4 8AJ 10:30 and 15:00 (Group of 15) Wednesday 29 March Oceansgate (South Yard) Devonport [Book through Building 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00 (Group of 15) Plymouth] Thursday 30 March STEM Centre [Book online] City College Plymouth, PL1 5QG 10:00 and 12:00 (Group of 15) Friday 31 March Royal Eye Infirmary [Book online] Mutley Plain, PL4 6PJ 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00 (Group of 15) Friday 31 March Southway Campus, [Book online] Skerries Road, PL6 6EF 10:00 and 14:00 (Groups of 10) Waitrose pulls out of plan for huge new store in Plymouth Supermarket giant Waitrose has pulled out of a plan to build a new store in Derriford. The proposed branch, on the former Seaton Barracks site, was set to be one of the largest in the country. But today Waitrose confirmed it has ended its interest in the project. Read more © Career Transition Partnership 2017 300 jobs have just been SAVED at Plymouth's Moneycentre An estimated 300 people working at the huge Moneycentre building have been saved from redundancy. Read more New era for Cornwall's tin industry set to begin A bid to revive tin mining in Cornwall is set to take a major step forward. Cornwall Resources Limited, the company behind exploration at Redmoor Mine at Kelly Bray is due to begin test drilling next month at the former mine workings, last active in the 1930s. It could be the start of a mining venture worth millions of pounds with the potential to create highly skilled jobs. Read more Boss of huge Plymouth company reveals firm's future plans One of Plymouth's key manufacturers has pledged its future to the city and vowed to invest millions of pounds – despite having major fears about Brexit and US President Donald Trump. Semiconductor producer Plessey employs about 150 people at its Roborough plant where it has invested £100million since 2012. And chief executive Michael LeGoff has affirmed that the company intends to continue producing its sought-after products, mainly high-tech LEDs for lighting, in Plymouth. Read more What are the four big stores moving into new Marsh Mills retail park? Four new superstores are set to spring up on a brand new retail park at Marsh Mills within the next year - work is poised to begin at the giant new Plymouth Gateway Retail Park within weeks. And the multi- million-pound site, which will also be home to a drive-thru KFC and yet another Costa coffee, will be open to the public within a year, developers say. Read more Work begins on long-delayed 'eco-village' on the outskirts of Plymouth A planned 'eco-village' on the outskirts of Plymouth looks back on the cards – almost three years after the project appeared to have stalled. Diggers are finally on the site at Roborough, where 91 sustainable homes have been planned in a ground-breaking scheme thought to be the first of its kind in the UK. Read more A leading Cornish marketing agency reports growth and job creation A leading Cornish marketing agency is beginning 2017 with three new members of staff and an announcement of more jobs to come. Turnover at Hayle-based Nixon increased by more than a third in 2016, representing the greatest growth in its 25-year history, thanks largely to a number of high profile digital projects for the likes of Truro & Penwith College and Cornwall Airport Newquay. Read more © Career Transition Partnership 2017 Flybe welcomes new boss and reports solid trading figures Regional airline Flybe has recorded solid quarter figures in tough trading conditions. The Exeter based airline has continued to grow revenue in Q3 and has welcomed a new chief executive. Christine Ourmieres-Widener was appointed on January 16. She said: "I have only just started work as CEO at Flybe. However, everything I have seen so far confirms my excitement at the opportunity we have to become the best regional airline in Europe. There is much to be done, but we have the firm foundations needed to develop the business. My first priority is to look to rebuild passenger unit revenue and to challenge all our costs.