<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Site 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site 8]]></description><link>https://www.skillshampshire.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:28:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.skillshampshire.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What Would a More Skilled Hampshire Mean for Our Local Economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hampshire has an economy worth approximately £48.5 billion, with more than 62,000 enterprises and around 667,000 people in work. Those numbers put the scale of our local economy into perspective, but ultimately they are the combined result of thousands of individual employers and hundreds of thousands of people going to work each day. That makes the skills of our workforce an economic issue as much as an employment or training issue. When somebody becomes a better manager, learns how to...]]></description><link>https://www.skillshampshire.com/post/what-would-a-more-skilled-hampshire-mean-for-our-local-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7d9f9ff1f88bc38be05f5e</guid><category><![CDATA[Local Economy & Community]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/91d525_f46202c5b03b4cc38dcf1c8d99ea1d56~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>georgecross00</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[30 Hours That Could Make a Difference to Your Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a small business, taking an employee away from their day job for training can feel like a significant commitment. When you have a team of 10, 20 or 50 people, every person has responsibilities that need covering. There are customers to look after, deadlines to meet and work that still needs to get done. Finding time for development can understandably slip down the priority list. But 30 hours looks quite different when viewed across a full working year. For somebody working 37.5 hours a...]]></description><link>https://www.skillshampshire.com/post/30-hours-that-could-make-a-difference-to-your-business</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7d9cc32ca7f56c71826ae8</guid><category><![CDATA[People & Development]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:34:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_28863bb0008746d9847f33782837bf77~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>georgecross00</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hampshire Skills Gap: What Does It Mean for Local Businesses?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hampshire has one of the largest and most diverse local economies in the South of England. From the marine and logistics industries around Southampton and Portsmouth to professional services, manufacturing, hospitality, technology, construction and thousands of smaller businesses operating across the county, our economy relies heavily on the skills of the people who live and work here. For local employers, however, finding and developing those skills is becoming a more important challenge....]]></description><link>https://www.skillshampshire.com/post/the-hampshire-skills-gap-what-does-it-mean-for-local-businesses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7d9b1cf1f88bc38be053b1</guid><category><![CDATA[Skills & Workforce]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41c05f91d1cc461091d80212be84fe59.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>georgecross00</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>