Your OxLEP Skills journey starts here

OxLEP Skills is here to help local people and businesses in Oxfordshire achieve their full potential. Find out about our programmes and the support available to you below.

Our Programmes

Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards 2025

The Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards are now open for entries and nominations! With categories for apprentices, former apprentices, employers, training providers and skills champions, there’s something for everyone.

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Green Careers Week Resources

Green Careers Week 2024 takes place from 4th to 9th November. These ready to use resources featuring Oxfordshire businesses include films and lesson plans that you can use in the classroom.

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'No Limits' employability support in Cherwell

Our ‘No Limits’ inclusive employability support programme, which aims to remove barriers to getting into or returning to work, education or training, is now available to Cherwell residents. It is funded until March 2025 by Cherwell District Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

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Free places at green skills courses for South & Vale residents

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have partnered with OxLEP Skills, Abingdon & Witney College and education charity SOFEA to upskill local residents and businesses.

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Skills Bootcamps

OxLEP has been successful in securing funding to deliver a new ‘Skills Bootcamps’ programme in Oxfordshire, which aims to support residents in the county aged 19+ to acquire new skills and a pathway to employment.

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Our impact

Here are some of the impacts our work has made across Oxfordshire. See more of our impacts.

Million pounds of apprenticeship levy pledged

Schools and colleges in Oxfordshire Careers Hub

Individuals supported through 'No Limits'

Community Employment Plans supported

Our audiences

Employers

We help businesses navigate the Oxfordshire skills landscape.

Schools & Colleges

We help young people in Oxfordshire to take their best next step.

Ignite Sport UK

Training Providers

We work closely with training providers to deliver local skills initiatives.

Taraji No Limits Programme

Individuals

We work with organisations so that individuals can gain the skills they need for employment.

Welcome to OxLEP Skills

Watch our short film to find out all about OxLEP Skills and how we are working with local schools/colleges, training providers and employers to inform and inspire young people and create opportunities for work and training for local people.

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OxLEP Skills

Our aim is to ensure every person who lives and works in Oxfordshire is equipped with the skills that businesses really need, helping to drive growth and innovation in the local economy.

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Featured events

We offer a range of free in-person and virtual events focusing on skills development to individuals, employers and educators.

Swalcliffe Park School Work Experience

Swalcliffe Park School Work Experience

September 4, 2024 - July 11, 2025    
All Day
Year 11, Year 12, Year 13
Swalcliffe Park School
We are looking for employers to host students for work experience in 2024/25. Please contact Emma - eciballi@swalcliffepark.co.uk or call on 07826369727.
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Careers Week at Swalcliffe Park School!

Careers Week at Swalcliffe Park School!

November 18, 2024 - November 22, 2024    
10:00 am - 3:15 pm
Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12, Year 13
Swalcliffe Park School
We are looking for employers and educators for our careers week. We are aiming to show our boys the vast and various number of pathways [...]
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20 Nov

Year 9 Takeover Challenge - 3 days Work Experience

November 20, 2024 - November 22, 2024    
All Day
Year 9
St Birinus School
The Takeover Challenge is a chance for our Year 9 students to have 3 days' work experience outside of school. We are keen for our [...]
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CareersFest @ Icknield Community College

CareersFest @ Icknield Community College

November 21, 2024    
12:15 pm - 4:30 pm
7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Icknield Community College
Now running for its fifth year, and growing year on year, we invite you to help our students understand about the broad selection of opportunities [...]
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