Employment & Skills Board Structure

The Employment and Skills Board has a working structure which is detailed below. The work of the ESB will be taken forward in 2009/10 by an Employers Group supported by a Core Partners group and a selection of key working groups.  This overarching structure will be led by a Chair and supported by a Partnership Executive.  


structure

Once fully up and running the Employers Group will have around 18 members active members, most of whom will be from the private sector and be a mix of major and smaller employers.  It will also include a small number of public sector employer members.  Senior representatives of some Core Partners will also participate.

Its key roles will be to:

  • Clarify the employers agenda and views on key skills and employment demands, and initiate new ideas
  • Advise on new skills and labour market proposals
  • Promote and champion the benefits of investing in skills development to raise the demand for skills

The group meets quarterly and will develop through 2009/10.

Core Partners

A Core Partners Group has been formed comprised of primarily public sector bodies that are key in funding or delivering skills and labour market services.  Its primary role will be to:

  • Respond to the employers agenda for skills support and develop solutions to address these
  • Work together to optimise the delivery of publicly funded skills and employment support

The group will meet between meetings of the Employers Group, which will largely set its agenda. It will have representatives from the Learning and Skills Council, Torbay, Teignbridge and South Hams Councils, Business Link, Jobcentre Plus, South Devon College, Connexions and Productive Skills for Devon.

Working Groups

A number of working groups exist to take forward specific priorities requiring particular focus. These will continue to meet and report into the Core Partners Group and on occasion the Employers Group. The current groups are:

  • An apprenticeships group – Chaired by Colin Shorthouse, Connexions
  • A worklessness group – Chaired by Joan Farleigh, Job Centre Plus
  • A training and skills providers group – Chaired by Pippa Garrigan, Paignton Sec
  • An Enterprise group – Chaired by Adele Dawson, South Devon College

New groups can be formed, initiated by partners or the Partnership Executive

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