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Make it a night to remember at the Devon Business Awards

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The flagship Devon Chamber event takes place in Plymouth on 22nd May Open to Devon Chamber members and ALL businesses based in Devon, the Devon Chamber awards honour and celebrate the county’s most innovative, resilient, and community-minded organisations. They’ll be honouring all our winners and finalists during a glittering ceremony at Crowne Plaza Plymouth on Friday 22 May – and tickets […]

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Modern Work Experience Pledge Pack

Employment & Skills /

It’s been six months since the Careers & Enterprise Company  hosted the national modern work experience symposium, where colleagues from across the sector convened and pledged their support of modern work experience. Now, there’s a chance to make your support public, using a pack of resources to join the campaign later in April. Here’s the info from the Careers & Enterprise Company: The response has

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Plastics manufacturer shares best-practice developments with delegates

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Members were treated to an eye-opening tour of the facility producing injection-moulded products that appear in household and specialist products used all over the world. The 2026 NDMA Annual General Meeting was hosted by Tex Plastics in Barnstaple. After the formal meeting to agree the association’s 2025 accounts, report on achievements, and reinstate committee and

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Engineering Trust Celebrates Successful National Apprenticeship Week Across North Devon

Education, Employment & Skills, Event news /

The Engineering Trust has successfully concluded a highly engaging programme of events for National Apprenticeship Week 2026, partnering with four leading manufacturing and engineering companies across North Devon. 9–15 February 2026 More than 100 attendees took part in a series of onsite open evenings designed to showcase the breadth of engineering career opportunities available in

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Your Mentoring Matters – supporting SME apprenticeship mentoring schemes

Employment & Skills /

Your Mentoring Matters?is a?fully funded?pilot project?to support?SMEs?to setup their own apprenticeship mentoring scheme?or?evaluate the impact of?an existing one. ?It?will be?delivered by?Enginuity, with the support of?experienced?employers who will?provide expert input into?how?to design, implement,?run?and evaluate an?effective?apprenticeship?mentoring scheme.?  The programme is open exclusively to UK engineering and manufacturing organisations with fewer than 250 employees and is aimed at individuals responsible

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North Devon College Engineering Advisory Board meeting

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NDMA members are invited to the North Devon College Engineering Advisory Board meeting, taking place on Thursday 19th March 2026 Breakfast baps, along with tea, coffee and juice will be provided. The full agenda will follow shortly, but discussion topics will include: Your input and continued support are highly valued, and we look forward to sharing developments

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Exeter Innovation Accelerator – applications available

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Develop and grow your venture with tailored support from the Exeter Innovation Accelerator. The programme supports high-tech ventures to achieve accelerated high growth through expert business support. The Accelerator Programme boosts opportunities for innovative STEMM start-ups and SMEs by providing enrolment on to the word-leading accelerator programme, enabling strategic empowerment through the delivery of workshops,

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