Skills

Chair: Julian Cummins
Members: Cllr Dick Fordham, Carl Leonard, Cllr Bob Miller, Cllr Terry Sharman, Cllr Natalie Warriner MBE

The effectiveness of skills policy was the subject of the next scrutiny. Key recommendations were that Yorkshire Forward:

• should work with partners to agree changes to structures that are too complicated and lack focus;
• must find ways to involve businesses in identifying skills needs;
• should work with the Learning and Skills Council and others to identify additional support for people to gain further qualifications; and
• has to make sure that there are innovative vocational learning opportunities for 11-19 year olds not in mainstream education.