Our vision is for North Wales to be a region where the people, and specifically their skills and abilities, are a key driver of economic development and well-being.
What is the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership?
The North Wales Regional Skills Partnership is one of four partnerships across Wales, bringing together employers, skills providers and key local stakeholders to better understand employer skills needs at a local and regional level.
We believe in the transformative power of training and upskilling new and existing staff to drive business growth. Working with, and alongside, employers we forge a path which aligns provision seamlessly with business needs.
Our role also includes producing and analysing North Wales Labour Market Intelligence - reporting our findings to Welsh Government to advise on skills provision based on employer-led insights.
Working with the Growth Deal
As part of Ambition North Wales’ Portfolio Management Office structure, the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership team works seamlessly across Growth Deal projects to scope and understand their skills requirements. We collate this knowledge, using it to inform local training providers and Welsh Government - making recommendations for changes in provision to post-16 Further Education and apprenticeships as well as upskilling / reskilling provision or courses.
Our work with the Growth Deal is critical to ensuring that there are suitable talent pipelines in the region in response to jobs created as outcomes of the projects.
Our Priorities are:
Enabling and Empowering Employers
Enabling and Empowering Individuals
How Support is Provided and Making the Connections
These priorities are driven by the latest iteration of the Skills and Employment Plan 2023 – 2025, which brings together an overview of the employment, recruitment and skills needs of local businesses and employers, together with the skills that individuals need to achieve their potential.
Read our Skills and Employment Plan here.
My Role:
- Lead and manage the Regional Skills Partnership and Welsh Government contract, working with industry and education providers
- Lead on the development and delivery of the North Wales Skills & Employment Strategy and related Regional Skills Partnership Action Plan
- To lead on the preparation of the employability and skills programme in co-ordination with key stakeholders and funding bodies to ensure that the skills pipeline is aligned to capital investments in the region
