Connect employers with education and training to meet regional needs

Regional Skills Fora

The innovative, partnership-driven structure sees the work plan within each region driven by key regional stakeholders, ensuring that the responses developed are tailored to the unique identified skills needs of each region. This approach recognises that each region is different and therefore seeks to craft creative, tailored responses that work for the region.

Who is it for?

The Regional Skills Fora connects people in their regions to meet the relevant skills needs and it also make sure employers and enterprise get the education and training responses they need.

What do you get?

A single contact point in each region to help employers connect with the range of services and supports available across the education and training system
Access to a free skills audit, as well as robust labour market information and analysis of employer needs to inform programme development
Greater collaboration and use of resources across the education and training system, and enhanced progression routes for learners
A structure for employers to become more involved in promoting employment roles and opportunities for career progression in their sectors

What can it be used for?

Providing a cohesive, education-led structure for employers and the further and higher education system to work together to build regional skills needs
Helping employers understand and access the full range of services available across the education and training system
Enhancing links between education and training providers in planning and delivering programmes, reducing duplication, and informing national funding decisions
Providing robust labour market information and analysis of employer needs
Encouraging alignment of education and training provision with the skills needs of each region
Facilitating collaboration and effective use of resources across the education and training system, and enhancing progression routes for learners