Mark Spanner

Mark joined the Lancashire Skills Hub in March 2024 to supporting the delivery of Skills Bootcamps – a Department for Education funded programme, giving Lancashire residents aged 19 or over the skills needed to enter high-growth, high demand sectors, including a guaranteed interview with a local employer.

Previously, Mark has held various roles with independent training organisations, contract managing large-scale Welfare to Work and FE Skills contracts, including working closely with the newly devolved Combined Authorities in Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, North of Tyne and West Yorkshire.

In his spare time Mark enjoys walking, cooking and going to the cinema.

Latest Updates and Events

“Young people will have been failed if action is not taken”: Major new report on Digital Skills presented to Government by cross-sector partnership

Every school and college should appoint an individual responsible for digital education, create a new modular and continually updated digital qualification, and introduce an independent, cross-sector Digital Education...

Hundreds of Lancashire pupils flock to inspirational careers festival

The fourth innovative 2024 TeenTech Lancashire Festival was a fascinating programme of virtual and face to face careers events, aimed at inspiring pupils to consider working in the science, technology...

Lancashire Careers Hub conference brings schools, colleges and businesses together

Around 200 delegates from schools, colleges and Lancashire’s business sector met at the University of Central Lancashire to share ideas and aspirations at the event, held in partnership...