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Leadership skills hold the key to West Midlands growth
Economic growth in the West Midlands would be boosted by better leadership and management skills within the region’s businesses, an event has heard.
And the team behind the West Midlands Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), which is led by Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, is now exploring new ways of ensuring leaders and managers get the kind of training and support they need to help overcome the issue.
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Minister backs West Midlands to continue skills progress
A Government Minister has backed the West Midlands to build on the work the region has done to tackle skills shortages after a visit to the region.
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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.
