Agenda item - Greater Brighton Employment & Skill Plan

(Verbal Update- Nick Hibberd).

21.1      The Head of Regeneration Brighton & Hove City Council provided a verbal update on the item that covered the following:

·         The commitment to a city region approach to employment and skills and ongoing discussions whether this would be most effective as a strategy or targeted;

·         Ongoing discussions regarding school attainment and the possibility of a Greater Brighton Skills Plan;

·         Coast to Capital currently had their own skills strategy and where helping set up a skills event alongside Coastal West Sussex. This was one of three events that would also include others on Business Support and Social Inclusion;

·         The Programme remained a work in progress and it was hoped to bring a report to the next Board meeting in January that would include the result of the events above.

21.2      The Chair asked if the Board Members could attend the events.

21.3      Ian Parkes stated that they were all open events and he would clarify the status for Board Members.

21.4      RESOLVED- That the update be noted.