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Hampshire Chamber launches new benefit for members

Hampshire Chamber is pleased to launch a brand-new benefit for our members - exclusive online access to expert-led business resources, available anytime, anywhere. In partnership with business support specialists WSX Enterprise, we’re offering members a wide selection of on-demand tutorials and webinars covering essential topics

Tech+Tour Roadshow: Boosting Career Ambitions Across Solent

Tech+Tour is an interactive career roadshow launched by South Hampshire College Group with local colleges: Brockenhurst College, HTP Apprenticeship College, City of Portsmouth College, The Isle of Wight College and Hampshire Chamber of Commerce. This initiative addressing regional skills gaps is more than a roadshow

Isle of Wight Employers Unite to Tackle Island’s Skills Crisis

In a determined effort to close the skills gap and future-proof the Island's workforce, the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce has replicated a successful series of Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) roundtables originally led by Hampshire Chamber. These spring 2025 discussions brought together employers

National data links to Solent roundtable findings

During our employer engagement activities, a concerning trend was identified: college leaver talent pools are increasingly reluctant to consider Solent priority sectors as a career choice. But it has been revealed that early teens’ job choices change during the ages of 16 – 18. BBC

Four New Deep Dive Reports Now Available

The package of 8 Solent priority Sector Deep Dives is complete! We’re excited to announce the publication of four new evidence-based deep dive reports, focusing on priority sectors: Hospitality, Health and Social Care, Logistics, and Construction. These latest reports complete the full package of eight