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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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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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?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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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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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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Book your funded place on the next NDMA Business Improvement Workshop on 18th April! This half-day event helps to evaluate the benefits and challenges of Lean and Six-Sigma principles, within a group environment. Funded places for NDMA members! Places are priced at £300 per delegate + VAT, but NDMA members can receive up to two funded places on
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Members are invited to attend the NDMA’s Annual General Meeting This year’s AGM will be held at Tex Plastics in Barnstaple, including a best-practice factory tour and light refreshments. As a volunteer-run members’ organisation, North Devon Manufacturers Association undertakes a formal AGM each year – an opportunity to review the past year’s achievements and ratify
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The latest employer update from North Devon College is here Highlights at a Glance:
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Business Action Magazine invites manufacturers to enter North Devon’s independent business awards With an exciting variety of categories celebrating the best of business in and around North Devon, the annual awards, promoted by quarterly business magazine Business Action, are open for entries. The promoters have identified several categories suited to manufacturers in particular: Apprentice Achiever –
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