Employment and skills
Strategic Skills and Employment
The North Worcestershire Employment and Skills Board, led by NWedR, is made up of local business leaders and public sector partners with the objective of raising skills levels, ensuring synergy between business and local government, training providers and schools. For more information on strategic skills and employment please contact us.
North Worcestershire has a highly skilled workforce which can meet the needs of businesses looking to grow or move into the area. More than 30% of the economically active population aged 16 to 64 is qualified to NVQ4 + level. There are several further education institutions across North Worcestershire with well respected Universities within a 30 minute drive.
Excellent talent pool
North Worcestershire employers have excellent access to the large skilled labour pool of the wider West Midlands area, taking advantage of good transport networks and strong economic and labour market relationships with surrounding areas such as Birmingham & Solihull, the Black Country, Herefordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
Further Education
There are three colleges of further education located in North Worcestershire.
Schools and Training
Opening Doors To Business
Creating our Future Workforce
Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in conjunction with Worcestershire County Council has launched a call to action for Worcestershire business leaders - ‘Creating our Future Workforce’. The campaign aims to reduce our county’s skills gap and raise awareness of the employment opportunities in Worcestershire. Read the full story on Creating our Future Workshops.
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