HEREFORD and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service will host the final task of a challenge which confronts aspiring chief executives with real life issues.
The Local Government Challenge, which is now in its sixth year, involves 10 aspiring future local government chief executives tackling issues such as preparing business cases, marketing plans and developing campaigns.
Contestants face their final challenge with the fire service on June 3 and 4 and they will then pitch a project plan that they have developed to benefit local communities.
The overall winner will scoop up the prize of the £10,000 Bruce-Lockhart Scholarship, which will assist with implementation of their project.
Chief fire officer, Mark Yates, who is on the judging panel, said: “We are delighted to be the only fire service selected to facilitate one of the LG Challenges this year and we’re extremely excited to see what ideas these talented individuals will come up with. We’ll be judging the contestants on their business acumen, creativity, problem solving and their ability to be forward thinking and inspire others.”
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