These are the slides from my presentation as part of the Westminster Employment Forum on 22 February 2021. In this presentation I explained LEPs get everyone in the room; LEPs make significant investments in skills and we have ambition and vision based on our economic understanding.

1. THE ROLE OF LEPs
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SKILLS GAPS AND REGIONAL
EMPLOYMENT IMBALANCES
https://enterprisem3.org.uk/hub/skills
Dr. Jamie Mackay
Skills Strategy Manager, Enterprise M3 LEP
22 February 2021

2. GETTING EVERYONE IN THE ROOM
(ALBEIT VIRTUAL)
Skills Advisory Panels (SAPs) offer the forum
Employers’ voice critical
Partnerships leading into Actions

3. INVESTING IN SKILLS: ENTERPRISE M3
£33m of funding investments in skills
742 Apprenticeships created
11,664 m2 of learning floorspace created

4. ELECTRIC VEHICLE
TRAINING CENTRE
 £400,000 project
 828 learners including
10 Apprentices
 Help meet skills’ needs
of the motor industry.

5. CARE SKILLS
TRAINING CENTRE
 £524,400 project
 585 learners including
60 Apprentices
 Help address skills
gaps in health & social
care sectors.

6. INNOVATION SOUTH
VIRTUAL CAMPUS
 £490,000 project
 2,940 employees from
300 employers
 Free online, bite-size
courses, addressing
skills’ needs.
 https://em3.isvc.co.uk/

7. VISION AND AMBITION BASED
ON ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDING
EM3 Digital Higher Skills
Partnership
National Centre for
Sustainable Construction
EM3 Apprenticeship and
Skills Hub, specialising in
Low Carbon

8. FURTHER INFORMATION
https://www.lepnetwork.net https://enterprisem3.org.uk