2. Welcome from Inspired Youth

3. Wifi – “The Space” – 5pac3j14

4. Thought behind Connect-Ed

5. Why are we here ? Norfolk NEET (16-18) (May14) Broadland – 3.6% South Norfolk – 4.2% North Norfolk – 5.2% Breckland – 5.6% Kings Lynn/West Norfolk – 5.6% Great Yarmouth – 5.9% Norwich – 10.2% Approx no of young people (16-18) 20,000 Approximate NEET Norfolk 1,300

6. Plan for the day Session 1 – My Journey Session 2 – Sector Knowledge Session 3 – Pathfinders Session 4 – Connect-Ed Pledge

7. Business Groups representing industry

8. Session 1 My Journey

9. Panel – My Journey

10. Over to you – My Journey

11. Session 2 Sector Knowledge

12. Norfolk Trading Landscape Trading businesses in Norfolk – 37,000 SIZE

13. Norfolk – Business Size

14. Norfolk – Economic Sectors (Past) Creative & Media industries Financial Services Offshore Energy Engineering Health, Food & Environmental Sciences

15. Norfolk – Growth industries next 5 years Advanced manufacturing Energy Life sciences & biotechnology Digital & cultural creative industries Food, drink and agriculture Financial Services Hospitality & Tourism

16. NA LEP – Driving growth

17. Formed in December 2010 Public / Private Partnership Aim to create jobs and drive growth Ranks 14 th out of 39 LEPs across the UK (Economy Size)

18. NA LEP – Skills Manifesto Develop a skills strategy Creation of skills board Engagement of the community both business and education

19. NA LEP 2020 – Action 1 Our Employers and Educators will Inspire 50% employers to achieve Employer Marque £2.25m innovation voucher programme delivered

20. NA LEP 2020 – Action 2 Our Employers and Teachers will Enable 5000 apprenticeships with 500 SMEs Halving of 16-24 youth unemployment

21. NA LEP 2020 – Action 3 NA LEP will Support our Growth Sectors Creation of 65,000 additional private sector jobs Increase avg Gross Value Added per person 20%

22. NA LEP 2020 – Action 4 Visible Leadership from NA LEP £10m additional private and local public investment in skills £5m NA LEP Skills investment fund

23. Business Panel

24. Over to you – Skill requirements

25. Lunch Networking

26. Session 3 Pathfinders

27. Over to you – Recruitment & training

28. Session 4 Connect-Ed Pledge

29. Over to you – How do we take this forward

30. Next steps

31. Moving around the region Great Yarmouth Oct 14 Norwich Oct/Nov 14 Kings Lynn Feb 15 North Norfolk Jul 15

33. Sector Skills 20 th Nov Feb 2015

34. Careers events for 16-18 Norwich (Forum 4 th Sept) Great Yarmouth (Town Council 10 th Sept) Kings Lynn (Dukes Head 17 th Sept)

36. Survey of Micro & SMEs Sept 2014

37. Celebration evening & awards Forum Norwich Evening 16 th July Celebrating 2013/2014 Looking forward to 2014/2015

38. Thanks