Email News May 2017
Welcome to the May 2017 Email Newsletter from Marine South East
If you would like to submit an article for consideration please email the text and a suitable image or logo to sj@mseuk.org
Posted 2017-04-11 11:45:09
£15M Manufacturing and Materials Round 3 to open soon
Innovate UK is to invest up to £15 million in innovation projects in manufacturing and/or materials. Funding will be awarded to projects that focus on identified technical or commercial challenges.
These should lead to increased productivity, competitiveness and growth for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Projects are expected to range in size from total costs of £50,000 to £2 million and should last between 6 months and 3 years. A business must lead the project. Projects must involve at least one SME, working alone or in collaboration with other organisations. Projects longer than 12 months or with costs of £100,000 or more must involve working with other partners.
The competition opens on 8th May 2017 and the deadline for registration is on 5th July 2017, with application deadline at noon on Wednesday 12th July 2017.
Competition Briefing events will be held at various locations:
London: 8th May 2017, Webcast: 8th May 2017, Belfast: 12th May 2017, Edinburgh: 16th May 2017,
Newcastle: 25th May 2017
Posted 2017-04-11 12:29:13
New guidance published to help employers recruit more apprentices
New apprenticeship funding rules and management processes are being introduced for new apprenticeships starting from May 2017. To help employers, the Government has produced a range of guides to help them fully understand the new rules and processes.
The guides include:
* Employing an apprentice: technical guide for employers - covering terms, conditions and pay, employers and apprenticeships things to check, funding for your apprenticeship, further support and guidance
* Apprenticeship funding rules and guidance for employers
* Employer guide to apprenticeship recruitment - looking at the different areas that need to be considered when recruiting an apprentice, including calculating the cost of an apprenticeship, supporting existing staff who may need to train or support an apprentice, documentation, advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, selecting and appointment.
For more information please visit:
https://www.gov.uk/take-on-an-apprentice/overview
Posted 2017-05-02 08:56:35
New City and Guilds Diploma in Boatbuilding available in Solent
What is the new Boatbuilder Standard?
It is an apprenticeship programme designed to develop the professional standard required of people working as Boatbuilders. The model has been determined by a boatbuilding employer group consisting of small, medium and
large sized employers incorporating British Marine who represent the industry.
Apprentices undertake two qualifications that have been designed to meet the requirements of the standard and contain a robust competency assessment together with an in-depth assessment of knowledge.
The apprenticeship will typically take 48 months, with the end point assessment taken during the final three to six months.
Paragon Training in Fareham are currently the only approved centre in the country delivering this new qualification, as a block release programme at their dedicated Marine
Training Centre in Fareham.
In addition to delivering the training, the very experienced instructors and assessors can also help with:
* Possible financial support
* Recruitment and selection of apprentices
* Induction programmes in the workplace
* Assessment and reviewing of the apprentice's progress
* Preparation for the end point assessments
Special Projects
During their time as apprentices, there are possibilities to get involved with special projects whereby valuable practical skills are learnt. Just recently at the Fareham Campus, the Boatbuilding Apprentices completely restored the Porchester Sea Scout's old lugger as a volunteer project. The scouts got their boat back in gleaming condition after the learners stripped, cleaned, sanded, painted and varnished her.
Paragon Skills Marine Training Centre has been working with leading Marine employers for many years including: Elephant Boat Yard, Hayling Yacht Company, Wytchcraft, Sirius Marine and The Rib Shop.
Whether you currently have an employee eligible for an apprenticeship, or are seeking an apprentice, Paragon are happy to help you.
For more information contact Duncan Weeks either by email - duncan.weeks@pgon.co.uk or call: 01329 822886| 07467 374919.
For more information please visit:
https://paragonskills.co.uk
Posted 2017-04-26 22:04:12
Very successful Defence and Maritime Dual Use event held at Ocean Business
Marine South East hosted a very successful Defence and Maritime Dual-Use Conference at the recent Ocean Business exhibition which was funded by the European Commission.
Over 100 delegates attended the event to hear from highly informative speakers and take advantage of the excellent networking opportunities.
Copies of the presentation materials are now available from the link below.
http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/docs/papers/
Marine South East has received a lot of positive feedback subsequent to the event, and we are now keen to build on the momentum that has been generated. The objective is to take forward a programme of activities, including the ideas highlighted in the conference discussion, in a way which leverages existing initiatives and partner capabilities.
We hope very much that businesses and organisations will want to be a part of this, to help exploit the many cross-sector opportunities that exist.
We are canvassing organisations that attended the event with two questions:
1) Would you be willing to join a dual-use interest group if one were to be created, to enable communication, seek ideas, and publicise events?
2) Would you be willing, in principle, to join a small steering group to decide how the outcomes of the conference can best be taken forward?
If you are able to respond to these questions please do so to Jonathan Williams at jw@mseuk.org
Posted 2017-05-02 09:45:49
Government Subsidies for Degree Apprenticeships
Marine businesses can take advantage of significant Government funding available to develop new talent and existing ambitious members of your team.
The Degree Apprenticeship is a new approach to university level education supported and partially funded by government. It opens the door to some of the UK's leading firms and high growth small businesses.
Building on over thirty years' experience of providing business education, Portsmouth Business School recruited its first Chartered Apprenticeship in Business and Leadership cohort in 2016. In September 2017 they are offering a further suite of undergraduate and postgraduate courses:
* BA (Hons) Business Leadership and Management
* BA (Hons) Business2Business Sales (Subject to validation)
* MSc Strategic Leadership (Subject to validation)
For more information please visit the University of Portsmouth's employer website. http://www.port.ac.uk/portsmouth-business-school/degree-apprenticeships/
The University of Portsmouth are able to meet with employers to discuss further degree apprenticeships and support your recruitment and staff development plans.
Please contact the team on BSRO@port.ac.uk or call 02392 844488 to set up a meeting.
Posted 2017-04-18 15:47:05
Nominations open for the Seawork Maritime Awards
Nominations for the prestigious Maritime Professional of the Year and Maritime Sustainability Award are now open.
Maritime Professional of the Year:
Nominations are now open for the Maritime Professional of the Year: anyone can enter, the only criteria is that they must work for a Seawork exhibitor. All that is required are 200 words detailing why you think your nominee is worthy of this award, as well as a picture of them.
The Maritime Professional of the Year award celebrates exemplary individuals within the maritime sector. The award is widely known within the commercial marine industry as a prestigious achievement.
For more details please visit
https://tinyurl.com/lu4vovz
The Maritime Sustainability Award
The Maritime Sustainability Award will be awarded to the company or organisation operating within the commercial marine and workboat sector, which demonstrates outstanding focus in its environmental and sustainability efforts.
Each company nominated, should they be successful in being shortlisted, will receive a wide variety of publicity from the Seawork Press Team, delivering fantastic exposure.
For full details please visit:
https://tinyurl.com/lu4vovz
The award winners will be announced at the European Commercial Marine Awards on the evening of 13th June at the spectacular Golden Arrow Restaurant which overlooks the Seawork Marina in Mayflower Park. With over 400 attendees the awards evening is a night to not only celebrate and commend great talent but also provides ample networking opportunities to meet and discuss with key, influential industry stakeholders.
Posted 2017-04-26 21:45:16
Solent LEP Solent Skills and Productivity Investment Fund Briefing Session, 3rd May 2017, Fareham
Businesses are invited to come and learn about the Solent LEP's new £12.5m fund.
The Solent LEP has launched a new £12.5m Solent Skills and Productivity Investment Fund to help create jobs, support businesses and encourage growth in the area.
The LEP is seeking employer-led skills capital proposals that address skills issues in the Solent area, which will be considered alongside key infrastructure projects unable to secure funding through the recent Solent Growth Deal 3.
The Solent LEP are hosting a briefing workshop to give out more details about the fund and how to apply.
The event will take place Wednesday 3rd May 2017 from 9.00am - 11.00am at the Oval Room, Cams Hall, Fareham PO16 8AB.
To attend this event please email events@solentlep.org.uk before 26th April with your name and organisation.
Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis and are restricted to 1 attendee per organisation.
Posted 2017-04-10 15:28:14
Supporting the UK Supply Chain, Annual Conference and AGM, 10th May 2017, Warwick
The Composites UK annual conference is a must-attend event for companies wanting to keep up-to-speed with strategic thinking, learn of forthcoming opportunities for business development and hear about new developments in technology, processes and materials.
There is a current focus on growing sectors such as automotive, and emerging sectors such as construction and energy, where the need for affordable composite solutions is paramount. Opportunities for glass fibre and carbon fibre based composites will be shared, helping companies plan for potential future demand - based on cost alone, glass fibre will have a significant role in these sectors.
Developing the workforce will be critical in enabling the UK industry to meet growing demand so with presentations from companies involved with the new apprenticeship scheme, delegates will learn why and how they can benefit from getting involved.
The 2017 conference will also engage the audience in developing a composites sector deal as part of the governments industrial strategy, thus helping to secure the future of the UK composites industry. How this links with the UK composites strategy launched at the 2016 conference will also be explained.
Confirmed speakers include:
* Airbus
* Atkins
* GKN Land Systems
Plus...
* AIM Composites
* BEIS - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
* BSI - British Standards Institution
* MPM
* Safran Nacelles
Who should attend:
Companies involved in the UK composites sector that want to take advantage of the opportunities in the growing and emerging sectors, as well as sectors where application of composite materials needs to be maintained.
Table-top exhibition spaces are available at this event at a price of £275 + VAT for Composites UK members and £450 + VAT for non-members.
For more information and booking details please visit:
https://compositesuk.co.uk/events/annual-conference-2017-growing-uk-supply-chain
The event is taking place 10th May 2017 at the International Dis
Posted 2017-04-19 20:12:44
Cutting Edge Solutions for Marine Coatings, 16th May 2017, Brussels
ECMAR, the Center of Maritime Technologies, the Maritime Development Center (MDC) and Aquatera are collaborating to host a brokerage event on 16th May in Brussels on 'Cutting Edge Solutions for Marine Coatings'.
The event is being accommodated by the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA), and promises to provide contacts, networking and state-of-the-art up-dates on innovative solutions within the marine coatings market.
Why to participate?
* Get an update on the marine coating developments
* Initiate cross-border contacts and co-operations
* Find new business partners
* Discuss and encourage new projects
* Get to know the latest news on the EU calls within the Transport and the Blue Growth divisions
Focus:
* Coatings for Friction Reduction
* Healing and Advanced Coatings for Corrosion Protection
* Innovative Antifouling Coatings
* Coatings as a system - what needs to be considered for a successful use of new coatings
* Rules and Regulations for shipping and offshore related to new coatings
* Overview: where are coatings needed and which requirements - corrosion protection, antifouling, resistance reduction, cosmetics
* energy efficiency
This brokerage event is a COLUMBUS-funded activity http://www.columbusproject.eu .
It is aimed at the development of the Blue Economy, which also gives a unique prospect of gathering together professionals from Marine and Maritime business society, intellectual sector, and R&D.
For more information contact
Dr. Alina Stadnitskaia
ECMAR Consultant
rue marie de bourgogne 52-54b-
1000 bruxelles
phone: +31 (0)6 187 524 85
e-mail: alina@ecmar.eu
