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Building the Workforce Behind Defence Growth – Employer Roundtable CECA took part in a roundtable engagement to look at Building the Workforce Behind Defence Growth. The session was hosted by Activate Learning on behalf of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Defence Forum. The key themes addressed and presentation slides can be viewed here. The

Please see here the presentation slides from the webinar with the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) held on 3 November 2026. Please also find below details of upcoming webinars NUAR host regularly for new users. November Getting started on NUAR as a user: sessions will also cover the new electricity visualisation beta and the features

Please see the attached report approved at Cabinet last month. Plenty going on with inter alia close working with DfTO on new (non-diesel) passenger rail rolling stock and Platform 4 on station redevelopment, notably at Oxford, plus the Government announcement of a Thames Valley MSA to be established in shadow form, next summer with Mayoral

Following the recent APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) briefing on the East of England Innovation Corridors, the briefing notes are now available to access here. The session explored how infrastructure investment can support the region’s growing innovation economy, highlighting opportunities linked to transport connectivity, housing, life sciences, clean energy and advanced manufacturing. Key schemes discussed

CECA recently attended the latest Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) Workforce Development Partnership (WDP) forum in Abingdon, bringing together employers, educators and industry partners to discuss how AI is transforming the workplace. One of the key discussion points was that, whilst AI has the potential to increase efficiency and transform

For CECA members who missed the New Hospital Programme East of England Supply Chain Conference last week please see the below post-event information. The presentation slides from the conference are available here: NHP East of England Supplier Conference To engage with the programme, NHP encourage you to take the following three steps: Explore NHP’s supply

Great to bring members together on 17 September for our third CECA Southern Members’ Meeting in London this year. We were pleased to hear an insightful update from David Pyle, DCO Implementation Director from Luton Rising about the Airport Growth Programme. Representatives from the Port of London Authority provided a presentation on their mission to

West London College is pleased to confirm that their 2026 apprenticeship cohorts are now open for employers to access and plan future talent pipelines. The below link is their full apprenticeship portfolio, showcasing the wide range of programmes available to support workforce development and the growth of future talent. Explore our full apprenticeship portfolio and

Clancy have launched the Neurodiversity Community (The ndc): a Neurodiversity Employee Community to improve awareness, increase disclosure confidence and embed inclusive change across the organisation. Using lived experience, senior leadership sponsorship and evidence‑based insight, it normalised neurodiversity, engaged over 750 employees so far and created both support and change forums. The programme demonstrates how cultural

Launched at the CECA Southern Annual Lunch & Awards Event last month, the new Chair’s Strategic Plan 2026–2028 outlines the priorities that will guide CECA Southern’s work over the next two years. Developed by CECA Southern Chair Kevin Valentine, the Plan focuses on the areas that matter most to our members, including strengthening client relationships,