Skills
'In a place with no boundaries, the un-imaginable becomes the art of the possible'
More than 50,000 students and strong industry links with three major UK universities
Prospect Leicestershire have an excellent network of organisations who work to provide a range of learning opportunities for individual learners and companies based in Leicestershire. Leicester and Leicestershire have the largest number of further education institutions in the East Midlands. Coupled with the strong links between businesses and academic institutions, Leicestershire is the perfect place to excel...
A melting pot of innovation
Leicestershire boasts a workforce with a great reputation for being highly-skilled and diverse, and is also home to an abundance of knowledge and expertise in science, technology and business.
Leicestershire is home to three top performing universities - unique for a non-metropolitan area. The three universities - University of Leicester, De Montfort University and Loughborough University - feature many centres of research excellence in sectors such as space science, bio-medical science, engineering and creative industries - all enjoying strong relationships with local, national and even international companies.
Leicestershire is an historically innovative area having produced the world's first hydrogen powered motorbike, discovered DNA Genetic Fingerprinting and developed the jet engine, amongst other accomplishments.
Leicester is also the space capital of the UK - with the largest Space Science research centre in Europe and home to the National Space Centre. Leicestershire strengthens links between business and education through its Science Parks and Three Universities for Business partnerships.
Leicestershire boasts a network of leading private sector research and development organisations, including PERA in Melton Mowbray and MIRA, the automotive research and development centre based on the outskirts of Hinckley. The Systems Engineering Innovation Centre and Centre for Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies are both based at Loughborough University.
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