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City Employment & Skills Plan 2016 - 2020

Meeting: 20/10/2016 - Council (Item 35)

35 City Employment & Skills Plan 2016 - 2020 pdf icon PDF 58 KB

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Minutes:


Meeting: 03/10/2016 - Children, Young People & Skills Committee (Item 38)

38 City Employment & Skills Plan 2016 - 2020 pdf icon PDF 346 KB

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Decision:

Minutes:


Meeting: 22/09/2016 - Economic Development & Culture Committee (Item 22)

22 City Employment & Skills Plan 2016 - 2020 pdf icon PDF 213 KB

Report of the Acting Executive Director for Economy, Environment & Culture (copy attached).

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Decision:

22.1      RESOLVED – That the Committee:

 

1)        Notes the final City Employment & Skills Plan and the steps that will be taken to deliver the Strategic Map.

 

2)        Recommends the Plan to Council for adoption.

Minutes:

22.1      The Committee considered a joint report of the Executive Director for Economy, Environment & Housing and the Executive Director for Families, Children & Learning. The report sought approval from the Committee for the final City Employment & Skills Plan (2016-2020) to be recommended to Council for formal adoption. The Committee also noted that the report would be considered by the Children, Young People & Skills Committee on 3 October 2016, before being considered by Council on 20 October 2016.

 

22.2      In response to questions from Councillor Allen it was explained that the apprenticeship levy was due to be introduced in April 2016, and there had already been significant publicity around this. Employers with a wage bill in excess of the £3M would be subject to the levy and work was currently being undertaken with the LEP to identify which employers this would likely be. The Employer Action Group had been focusing its work on the creation of a brokerage to allow employers to access the levy funds through vouchers and training. It was envisaged that the brokerage would target smaller employers to ensure they were able to take advantage of the opportunities.

 

22.3      Councillor Druitt noted that he has personally attended both of the consultation events and commended the work that had been undertaken there. He noted the event had been focused and welcoming, and felt there was scope to use this as a model for future consultation events. In response to a query it was explained that management of skill shortages was difficult; however, education had tended to be supply driven. There was in-depth work being undertaken to analysis courses that were offered against growth areas in the city; it was hoped that the introduction of the levy would allow this to be more employer lead, with a more open dialogue.

 

22.4      In response to Councillor Peltzer Dunn it was explained that work had been undertaken to encourage employers to speak to schools, and the additional apprenticeships that City College were expecting to secure were highlighted. It was noted that there was a proper structure in place to make this work accountable, and a progress report could be brought back to a future meeting.

 

22.5      The Chair then put the recommendations to the vote.

 

22.6      RESOLVED – That the Committee:

 

1)        Notes the final City Employment & Skills Plan and the steps that will be taken to deliver the Strategic Map.

 

2)        Recommends the Plan to Council for adoption.


 


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