Skills were top of the agenda at our Somerset Directors’ Forum today. Sponsored by SS&L, discussions ranged from the positive impact of apprenticeships and nurturing and engaging with the future workforce to attracting new talent and getting the recruitment process right. There were also discussions about the challenges businesses are facing with ever increasing costs and the need for business leaders to use reflective practice to improve the wellbeing of their teams, as well as their own. With thanks to Heidi Oliver and Kathryn Baker from SS&L and the team at Porter Dodson for hosting the forum. We have a varied events calendar – find out more here: tinyurl.com/yebhp89n

Join us for our new-look Somerset Directors’ Forum which will give the county’s senior decision-makers the opportunity to discuss common growing pains and other challenges in a confidential setting. There will also be an opportunity to network with fellow senior leaders, both before and after the main discussions. Our first forum is being sponsored by learning and skills organisation SS&L, which specialises in helping businesses fill the gaps in their staff by offering candidates employment skills, courses and apprenticeships. Somerset Directors’ Forum, at Porter Dodson Solicitors, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, on Wednesday, March 26, from 12 noon to 2pm. Make sure you book your place at the table: tinyurl.com/mr8mnnuk

Join us for our new-look Somerset Directors’ Forum which will give the county’s senior decision-makers the opportunity to discuss common growing pains and other challenges in a confidential setting. There will also be an opportunity to network with fellow senior leaders, both before and after the main discussions. Our first forum is being sponsored by learning and skills organisation SS&L, which specialises in helping businesses fill the gaps in their staff by offering candidates employment skills, courses and apprenticeships. Somerset Directors’ Forum, at Porter Dodson, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, on Wednesday, March 26, from 12 noon to 2pm.