Issue - meetings
Meeting: 13/10/2017 - WMCA Board (Item 83)
83 Skills Progress Update
Presented By: Nick Page
Decision:
The update on the latest developments within the Skills & Productivity workstream be noted.
Minutes:
The board received an update from Nick Page, Chief Executive of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, on the latest developments in the work of the Skills & Productivity Commission. Work was being undertaken to develop a more focused plan to bring forward the work of the commission. In addition to this, work was progressing on seeking to gain greater influence over 16-18 funding, and on an automotive skills strategy that would build on the work previously undertaken by the Automotive Skills Council.
Councillor Roger Lawrence noted that at a recent meeting of the Local Government Association’s City Regions Board, concern was expressed at the speed of Government decision making within the skills area. The Mayor confirmed that this concern was shared by many and was something he was discussing with mayoral colleagues across the country.
Resolved:
The update on the latest developments within the Skills & Productivity workstream be noted.