Sport & recreation

Recent News:

SkillsActive at Brighton Festival of Sport

SkillsActive will have a stand in the 'Education Zone' of the Preston Park event on 28 June 2008. We will be with partners including Brighton and Hove City College, Dorothy Stringer School, Albion in the Community, the County Sports Partnership and the city Sports Development Unit. The Preston park event is just one day of the festival, of which the LSC are a main sponsor.

Following on from the event, we will be working with local partners to set up a careers day in the autumn, hitting a much more targeted audience in a more effective way.

To find out more, visit the Brighton Festival of Sport website.

Facts and figures

• Sport generates £6.8bn in annual turnover and £1.9bn in annual value-added.
• Approximately 863,000 people participate in organised sports clubs.
• Residents spend £2.1bn annually on sports-related goods and services.
• 305 private health clubs in the region (17% of England) with a further 123 planned. 
• 490 public sports centres (17% of England) with a further 90 sports centres planned.

Working in the South East region

James Emmett is the Regional Partnership Manager leading on the National Skills Academy, the 2012 skills agenda and FE capital projects. James works closely with the LSC, employers and training providers in the region.

Emma Forward is the Regional Development Manager with a remit for workforce development. Working primarily with Sport England, the National Governing Bodies of Sport and the County Sports Partnerships, Emma’s role is to support these organisations in their workforce development planning and the implementation of initiatives such as On Your Marks (European Social Fund) and Train to Gain.

Contact information

James Emmett

• Regional Partnership Manager
  SkillsActive
  Castlewood House
  77-91 New Oxford Street
  London
  WC1A 1PX
• M: 07841 743203
• E: James.Emmett@skillsactive.com

Emma Forward

• Regional Development Manager
  SkillsActive
  Castlewood House
  77-91 New Oxford Street
  London
  WC1A 1PX
• M: 07515 574217
• E: emma.forward@skillsactive.com