Do you want to know more about opportunities, funding and support available to upskill your workforce? If yes, then reserve your place at the 2025 Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Employability and Skills Conference.

In focus this year

You may have heard about recent government proposals to launch foundation apprenticeships in key sectors. As well as the intention to invest £40m to create a Growth and Skills Levy. These changes are expected to enhance skills training in the UK and provide businesses with more flexibility. Join us at this year’s conference to find out what this means for your organisation and how you and your teams can benefit.

During the morning, you will access skills support and meet advisors and leaders. They will update on emerging topics, initiatives, funding, and opportunities.

Back by popular demand,  the conference will once again include an interactive Round Table session. This is an opportunity to engage with table hosts who are experts on skills support and funding.

The conference seeks to strengthen existing links between education providers and local businesses. This helps ensure school leavers become work-ready and can ‘make it’ in their hometown.

The Chesterfield Skills and Employment Partnership delivers the Chesterfield & North Derbyshire Employability & Skills Conference in association with Chesterfield Borough Council and Destination Chesterfield.

Key elements of this year’s conference in brief

• Visit the exhibition to meet skills advisors and network with leaders
• Learn about training initiatives
• Reach out for tailored skills support
• Find out about new funding and how you can access it
• Support the new Apprentice Town marketing campaign
• Take part in an interactive Round Table

To book your free place please register using the button below. Please note this event is open to a maximum of 2 delegates per organisation.

Further information – accessibility and photography/videography

Organisers are keen to ensure you have the best possible experience at the event, if you have any accessibility, dietary or other specific requirements, please tick the accessibility box when booking and a member of the team will be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, if you would like to speak to a member of the team before booking, please either email melissa.shaw@chesterfield.co.uk or call 07436 125902 to speak to Melissa.

As Destination Chesterfield is keen to promote all of its activity, naturally we need to advise you that in booking on to this event, you are granting us all rights to photographs and recordings that we & our representatives may take of you or your associates at the event. This includes (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. However, rest assured that if you would prefer not to be photographed or recorded, contact us prior to the event or if not possible on the day before the start of the event.

By booking, you give consent for Destination Chesterfield to contact you regarding this event and to your details being stored and used as per our privacy notice.