Leigh McLaughlin

Employment & Skills Coordinator (Social Value)

Leigh is Lancashire LEP Social Value Employment and Skills Coordinator. He is responsible for embedding social value, working proactively with the Skills Hub team, Lancashire County Council, the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership and wider authorities, employers, providers and partners.

Leigh has worked in a range of sectors focussing on roles that have supported the socio-economic development of people, places and communities. Leigh has experience in local government, transport, further education and most recently worked in Social Housing where he won several awards for his work around embedding social value into procurement, partnerships and capital projects.

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Latest Updates and Events

Lancashire businesses celebrate a new year with new pledges

  Businesses from a host of sectors across Lancashire came together this week at County Hall in Preston to highlight their successes as part of the Lancashire Skills...

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Procurement Market Engagement Event

Over 150 stakeholders attended  a face-to-face market engagement event hosted by the Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub, part of the Lancashire Combined County Authority ahead of the launch...