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ZuluTourism South East ‘Mind the Gap’ UK Shared Prosperity Fund project
Tourism South East has been successful in securing a £32,000 award from Arun District Council’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
This will be to deliver its ‘Mind the Gap’ project, which will focus on tailored support to hospitality and tourism-based businesses across the main towns and surrounding areas within the district.
The project is aimed at supporting the visitor economy, by identifying skills gaps outlining learning programmes, and delivering training, to meet the needs of the local workforce. This will be in partnership with local educational providers.
Recruitment across most hospitality and tourism businesses can be difficult, the sector is often seen as a low-paid, low-skilled option with few career advancement opportunities. Engagement with businesses is important to this project, with the hope to provide a more accurate picture of the opportunities available locally.
Cllr Roger Nash, Chair of the Economy Committee at Arun District Council said: “Our district thrives on tourism and the visitor economy, so I am delighted that this project is being supported. We are very lucky to have so many attractions and businesses in Arun within this sector, so I am pleased they will have dedicated support to grow and flourish.”
Fran Downton, CEO of Tourism South East said: “We are pleased to work alongside Arun District Council to deliver this Mind the Gap skills project. This project is aimed to support the wider Arun local businesses and communities to develop new skills, create job and career opportunities, provide confidence and training and to encourage sustainable business engagement”.
If you are a hospitality or tourism-based business and would like to complete the initial survey, please click on this link:
(https://tinyurl.com/ycxrz89v ) – please complete by 8 September 2024.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund was awarded by the previous UK Government and is a three-year scheme that runs from 2022-2025, with all local authorities able to spend on local priorities to build pride in place, boost productivity and spread opportunities.