Do you deliver to the Engineering and Manufacturing sector?
Following the first Essex Manufacturing Alliance Skills Working Group, it is clear there is a strong need to map and better understand the manufacturing-related skills and training provision currently available across Essex.

If you deliver in this space in Essex, please complete this spreadsheet with details of your organisation’s current offer and return it to: manufacturingalliance@essex.gov.uk
Deadline: Monday 6th July

Skills Bootcamps commence this month! 
ECC have announced that Wave 7 of the Skills Bootcamps for Essex programme will commence this month. A selection of courses are now live on the Essex Opportunities Portal: Skills Bootcamps in Essex.

At this stage, ECC have published Further Education (FE) provision only. Independent Training Providers (ITPs) will be added over the coming weeks as they complete tender processes and issue additional provider contracts.

Their Wave 7 DWP Grant requires a minimum of 404 starts. Of these, at least 80% must successfully complete their training, and of those completers, at least 75% must achieve a positive outcome, such as employment or career progression. 30% of the delivery must be in Construction.

Please share the website with your wider networks.

Job Guarantee Employer Flyer
DWP are seeking our help to please share this Job Guarantee Flyer across your employer networks.

I wonder perhaps when you are next sharing info with employers of your own work based provision you could include this, highlighting the work based training progression opportunities also with funding and incentives available for those recruits once the 6-month Job Guarantee is over, should they wish to keep them on and continue developing them?

Youth Jobs Grant
A new £3,000 Youth Jobs Grant launches on Tuesday 30th June, supporting employers to hire young people aged 18–24 who have been out of work for six months or more. Encouraging businesses to invest in local talent and support young people. Please share the Youth Jobs Grant flyer here with local employers (particularly SMEs).

Sustainable Essex
ECC have launched their new Sustainable Essex website:
https://sustainable.essex.gov.uk/

ECC are also offering School Grounds Advice clinics to schools and FE institutions to provide an opportunity to explore ideas and information shared in the School Grounds Guide and FAQ Help sheet:
https://schools.essex.gov.uk/climate-and-sustainability/areas-climate-action-schools/developing-school-grounds).  Please ensure you have read these in advance of the clinic.

Register for the clinics at the links below:

• Tuesday 16th June
• Monday 29th June 
• Wednesday 15th July

The clinic can also support you to connect to ECC teams and partners and register interest in future support, as and when this becomes available. Please note that institutions will not be offered formal or site-specific advice during this clinic.

Job Fair for Veterans at Pathways
Just ahead of Armed Forces Day, Pathways will be hosting a job fair showcasing employers which are supportive of recruiting those who have served and their families.

The Veterans’ employment and skills fair is at Pathways on Thursday 25^th June, 11:00am-1:00pm, in the entrance foyer of the Basildon Centre, St. Martin’s Square, Basildon, SS14 1DL.

Booking to attend is encouraged, please do so here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/veterans-job-fair-tickets-1991544618565

Employers confirmed so far for the Veterans Job Fair at Pathways include:

• Basildon Council
• Bowmer & Kirkland – construction and development group
• E.ON – energy network and infrastructure operator
• Finishing Line – supply chain specialist
• Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust – includes Basildon Hospital
• Mitie – facilities management and services provider
• Pinnacle Group – place-based management and maintenance
• South Coast Port Services – recruiting for London Gateway port, Stanford-Le-Hope
• Taylor Woodrow – infrastructure and civil engineering

There will also be training providers present to sign people up to their free courses to reskill for work in a wide range of sectors, as well as specialist construction trade courses.

On offer at the event will also be specialist advice for veterans from the DWP Armed Forces Champion and ongoing support to find work tailored for veterans from The Poppy Factory.

Although exhibitors are in attendance as an opportunity to engage with veterans, because the event is held in a public building all jobseekers are welcome to attend.

Opportunity for young people to collaborate with Leaders Unlocked and the Mental Health Foundation: Application Deadline 16th June
Leaders Unlocked is inviting young people aged 13–25 to apply for the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) Young Leaders Project.

Applications close on Tuesday 16th June 2026, and members are encouraged to support young people to apply here or by contacting Bhavan@leaders-unlocked.org for alternative application options.

This opportunity allows participants to work alongside a leading national mental health charity, influencing research, policy, campaigns and communications to improve young people’s mental health and wellbeing, while collaborating with professionals across key teams.

Participants will develop valuable skills in leadership, advocacy, research and public speaking, as well as contribute to peer research and high-profile campaigns such as Mental Health Awareness Week.

EGA Weekly Funding Bulletin
Last week’s edition includes opportunities spanning innovation and R&D, creative industries, business growth, community development, technology and Agriculture.
View bulletin here.