Honour: Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Cllr Derek Hardman presenting the award to the team at Elektec AN ELECTRICAL contractors company has been presented with a mayoral award for its outstanding contribution to the local community. This comes thanks to Darwen-based Elektec s work during the pandemic providing free portable appliance testing to places of worship, charities, including Blackburn Youth Zone, and companies that work in the community s interest throughout the borough. As such Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Cllr Derek Hardman said the firm is hugely deserving of the honour. He said: “I was delighted to award Elektec with Mayoral award, it was great to visit them to hear about the support our youth have received at Blackburn Youth Zone from this company.
BUSINESS leaders have come together to appeal for employers to join an initiative aimed at addressing the needs of school leavers. East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and the Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub both believe that Year 11 and 13 students who are finishing their education at the end of May could prove themselves to be a hugely significant influx of new talent into the workforce provided they are given the opportunity, and have formed the Lancashire Careers Hub to help meet theses needs. This comes after the coronavirus pandemic proved to be a particularly difficult time for young people, with employment opportunities severely impacted and formal examinations unable to take place.
BUSINESS leaders have come together to appeal for employers to join an initiative aimed at addressing the needs of school leavers. East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and the Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub both believe that Year 11 and 13 students who are finishing their education at the end of May could prove themselves to be a hugely significant influx of new talent into the workforce provided they are given the opportunity, and have formed the Lancashire Careers Hub to help meet theses needs. This comes after the coronavirus pandemic proved to be a particularly difficult time for young people, with employment opportunities severely impacted and formal examinations unable to take place.