Universities play an important role in economic and social recovery through partnerships with employers and local enterprise partnerships. Skills advisory panels bring together universities, employers, and skills providers to understand skills needs and direct over £33 million in funding to projects like the University of Surrey's 5G Innovation Centre and the Innovation South virtual campus which provides online training to over 2,900 employees. The local enterprise partnership is also funding health, future towns, and creative technology initiatives to support innovation, workforce development, and economic recovery in the region.

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THE ROLE OF
UNIVERSITIES IN
ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL RECOVERY
Dr. Jamie Mackay
Skills Strategy Manager, Enterprise M3 LEP
16 June 2021
https://enterprisem3.org.uk

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

3. £33m OF FUNDING
INVESTMENTS
IN SKILLS
University of Surrey 5G Innovation Centre

4. 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/

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

6.  Delivering prosperity through Innovation
 Highly skilled resident workforce
 Knowledge and digital technology-led businesses
 Research-intensive universities
RESEARCH & INNOVATION

7. HEALTH TECH
ACCELERATOR
 £3.8m LEP funding
 70 FTEs in Health Tech
SMEs and start-ups
 Improve workforce capacity
and capability.

8.  £3m LEP funding
 Collaboration for happier,
healthier, more prosperous
places to live and work.
FUTURE TOWNS
INNOVATION HUB

9. CREATIVE TECH
GROWTH BOOSTER
 £900k LEP funding
 R&D to drive innovation,
diversification and
productivity in the sector
 Help de-risk recovery.

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