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Strides taken to create the region's future workforce
A major new initiative to solve the skills shortage in Coventry, Warwickshire and the wider West Midlands is making great strides in developing the workforce for the future in key industries, according to a new report.
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Skills West Midlands + Warwickshire Celebrates Anniversary with Excellence in Skills Partnership Awards
Skills West Midlands + Warwickshire, the body formed by further education colleges and independent training providers across the region as a one-stop shop for business, has marked its first successful year by presenting Skills Partnership Awards to thirteen employers which have invested in education and training.
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Regional Further Education Training Providers launch free courses to tackle leadership and management challenge
Colleges and training providers across the West Midlands and Warwickshire have launched a suite of free, online, modular courses to help tackle the region’s leadership and management challenge.
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Government urged to 'stick to the plan' on skills at Midlands event
Business leaders and education providers in the Midlands have urged the new Government to ‘stick to the plan’ when it comes to closing the skills gap and helping businesses to develop the labour force they need.
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New report celebrates progress made in closing the skills gap in the West Midlands and Warwickshire
A new report says that ‘extensive work and significant progress’ has been made to tackle skills gaps and shortages in the West Midlands and Warwickshire – and outlines what needs to happen next to continue the progress.
