A £22 million fund to help tackle construction skills shortages has been launched by
Productivity & Skills
Objectives
- Using skills to drive growth and create jobs – overcoming skills gaps and skills shortages to support the high value industries of the future.
- Developing skills to tackle unemployment – future-proofing the workforce and helping those without jobs to get the skills that employers need.
- Getting a better fit between education and employment – closer working between employers and schools, colleges, universities and training providers.
Members
Board Lead: Stuart Croft and Marion Plant
Ian Dunn (Coventry University)
Sally Lucas (CWT)
Julie Venn-Morton (Coventry City Council)
David Hill (Warwickshire County Council)
Michelle Wilson (Advent Communications)
Pete Squires (Advent Communications)
Becki Coombe (Learn2 FSB)
Mary Dunleavy (Job Centre Plus)
Lee Weatherly (MGTS)
Ray Goy (Henley College)
Angela Joyce (Warwickshire College Group)
Paul Welch (Prospects)
Martin Price (Think Higher)
Kevin Hylands (The George Eliot School)
Jane Benton (Westwood Academy)
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The Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce is recruiting an Enterprise Coordinator to join the team at the heart of a local cluster system in order to help schools and colleges improve
Further Education Productivity & Skills Executive
Job Descr
Job Description
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