Our strategic direction comes from the Skills and Competitiveness Board. This is a new West of England body, which was established in April 2010.
The Board is employer led and is made up of private, public and third sector representatives. Click here to see Board membership.
Its six main objectives are to
- Drive up skills: increase higher and intermediate level skills
- Tackle worklessness
- Innovate to improve the marketing of the city region
- Simplify and strengthen business support
- Increase business led innovation and enterprise
- Contribute to a greater understanding of demand and business need for employment locations.
WEP’s Inward Investment team and West at Work help meet these objectives.
For more information about the Skills and Competitiveness Board click here where the main aims and the draft 2010-11 Forward Plan can be viewed.