In a nutshell, these sessions convene the region’s business advisors (from local authorities, chambers of commerce and other organisations like FSB and CBI) under one roof. Each time, the attendees will be treated to a presentation that spotlights a different skills-related project or institution; getting them up to speed with everything they need to know.

The Knowledge and Skills Exchanges will always have a different guest speaker, from the service in question, who will be able to walk delegates through their offering in detail. Among other things, they will describe the average client journey and what a good referral looks like. For instance, previous exchanges have broken down the South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Hub’s offer, as well as the innovative Skills Street project.

The hope is that, as people attend more of these teach-ins over time, they will gradually build up a hefty “skills bible” and, with it, a comprehensive knowledge of what support is available to businesses on their doorstep here in South Yorkshire.