Wednesday 13 February 2013

Cornwall Council Higher Education Scheme

Briefing note
Cornwall Higher Education Scheme February 2013 Update
Members Briefing















Last year we announced details of the Cornwall Higher Education (HE) scheme to support more students from Cornwall to progress into higher education and into employment.

The scheme was developed on the principle of funding a minimum of 6 cohorts* of students through the programme in order to achieve the intended outcomes of increasing participation in HE - closing the gap between Cornwall and the national average; in addition to providing the right higher level skills for the growth of our economy in key sectors.

The scheme is founded on levering in approximately £14m ESF investment from the post 2013 programme with a 25% match from the Council. Due to delays in announcements regarding the post 2013 European programme we are proposing a phased approach to the HE scheme. This will include delivery of the Trevithick Scholarships and a programme of undergraduate placements within targeted sectors of the economy from September 2014; with a view to rolling out the full programme from 2015 once European funding has been secured.

An update and more detail on the phased proposal will be provided to the Children Education and Families Scrutiny Committee in March.

We will be briefing our key stakeholders involved in the project including FE Colleges and School Sixth forms that will be providing information and advice to students about higher education and the support available to them.

We remain committed to the HE Scheme as a means of improving outcomes for our young people and the overall prosperity of Cornwall and its communities by achieving economic growth, dependent on higher level skills.


* Each cohort will be funded for a 3 year period, with a new cohort being funded each year from 2014(15) through to 2020.



Neil Burden
Cabinet Member for Children’s Services
Cornwall Council

Friday 8 February 2013

Help for business

Dear All,   I have recieved information about funding for business (see below) which may help you,  with no formal body such as a Chamber of trade in the town it is difficult to get this out to business.   Please share this information

Regards Armand




Hello – as a contact with a local Chamber of Commerce, I am sending you some information to make you and your Chamber members aware of the recent launch of a grant for eligible businesses. The grant is called the Rural Business Investment scheme and can apply to a range of businesses in Cornwall such as manufacturing, ICT, tourism as well as the more traditional ‘rural’ businesses involved with processing agricultural, horticultural and forestry products etc. I attach a web link to the relevant website where further details can be found including how to make application for this fund.

This grant is a recent addition to the original four grants contained within the Business Boost* programme that was launched last year by Cornwall Council and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (L.E.P.).  Further details on these funds can be accessed via the link to the Business Boost* programme above.


Note * Business Boost was launched by Cornwall Council and the L.E.P. as it was recognised that national grants such as the Regional Growth Fund are a good support mechanism for established manufacturing companies with project teams. Cornwall Council and the L.E.P. understood that the majority of Cornish businesses are small and would be unlikely to be able to draw up and submit detailed bids for projects under the times scales under which the Regional Growth Fund operates. Consequently, the Council and L.E.P. bid for money from the Regional Growth Fund and combined this with some of its own money to create a £17 million pot. This is called Business Boost. The original four funds that made up Business Boost were launched in May 2012 and one of them will be available until March 2015. This will allow small businesses the time to put a project together and submit bids outside of the time constraints of the Regional Growth Fund. Early contact with the relevant contact point in the guidance link above is strongly advised if you believe your business fits the criteria of one of the funds. The Rural Business Investment scheme has been added in the last few weeks as a fifth fund under the overall Business Boost programme. The programme is administered by the Cornwall Development Company which is an arms length company of Cornwall Council.  

Regards

Stephen

Stephen Vinson
Business Investor Support Advisor
Economic Development
Chief Executive's Department
Cornwall Council

Tuesday 5 February 2013

FREE PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP

This is something that may be of use to many of the local residents a free printmaking workshop at the rusty bucket, please see the e mail i have recieved below.    Hope you can attend    Thanks Laura

Hi Armand

Paul P has given me your email address in relation to spreading the word about a printmaking workshop that I am running on Saturday 9th February upstairs at the Rusty Bucket.

I live in Looe and I am the printmaking technician at Plymouth University where I am also studying for a Masters Degree and as part of my work I looking at the notion of skill exchange. On Saturday I will teach people to print in exchange for them letting me use the conversations we have while printing for my own work. 

I will provide all materials, so all people need to do is turn up, learn how to make a relief print while we chat about anything from what we had for dinner last night to what the weather is like, so its all totally informal and fun.  

And I just wondered if there is anyone you could forward this email to that might be interested in attending?

DETAILS

Where: Rusty Bucket, Fore Street, Looe

When: Saturday 9th February. Starts at 10:00 and finishes at 12:00

Who: Open to anyone 16 and over. no previous experience needed.

There are limited spaces so if anyone is interested be great if they could get in touch via email or call me on 07967 372960 


Any help or suggestions much appreciated, Kind regards

Laura 

Friday 1 February 2013

Just one planning application again this week

Dear All,   Just the one application this week, any comments to 01503 264823 or atoms@cornwall.gov.uk    Thanks Armand

Looe
(Looe East Electoral Division)
Lloyds Bank Plc Fore Street East Looe Looe Cornwall PL13
1DT
Application for Listed Building Consent for display of
advertisements, namely siting of 2 internally illuminated static
fascia signs (illuminated built-up letters); 1 internally
illuminated projecting sign; 2 internally illuminated heritage
light strips; a non illuminated letter box signage, a non
illuminated nameplate and a non illuminated reverse applied