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Levelling the skills playing field
To compliment the sector focus approach now being developed by Business Link, a team of advisors will be focused on working with employers in the Sport & Active Leisure Industry to offer solutions to skills problems and business issues in the West Midlands
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| When |
24 July 2008 09:30
24 July 2008 13:30
24-07-2008 from 09:30 to 13:30 |
| Where | Birmingham |
| Contact Name | Penny Hadland |
| Contact Email | events@businesslinkwm.co.uk |
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To mark this, an event is being organised to which you are formally invited to welcome advisers to the sector and to formally kick off working relations.
The event will take place on the 24 July from 9.30 – 13.30 followed by a networking buffet at Business Link in the West Midlands offices:
- Advantage House
19 Ridgeway
Quinton Business Park
Quinton
Birmingham
B32 1AL
What will the event cover?
- ways to tackle employer engagement
- the delivery of training to improve the level of skills in the sector as well as the generic business support available
Improving skills is fundamental to delivering the new Sport England strategy including increased participation in sport. We aim to improve sector take up of both funded and non-funded training through schemes such as the Train to Gain scheme.
The event is for those involved in workforce development and delivering the agenda including; County Sport Partnerships, National Governing Bodies, providers and advisers.
What’s in it for delegates?
- exchange of sector information on workforce development, qualifications and funding
- end-to-end process to deliver workforce development and business support programmes
- network of contacts and resources
- access to more sources to fund skills programmes
- robust labour market intelligence
One of the outcomes of the event will be to agree a programme of sub-regional employer engagement events from September 2008 onwards.
The event presents an excellent opportunity for Sport & Active leisure staff and advisers to meet and exchange information, understand respective priorities and forge future working relations.
Please advise if you can attend or if you will be sending a deputy by emailing events@businesslinkwm.co.uk
An agenda will follow closer to the event.
