Skills for Productivity

What will success look like?

  • an increased percentage of graduates who view the region as a place to exploit their higher-level skills, with graduate retention rates above the UK average
  • an increased share of people gaining higher-level skills, through increased participation in academic and vocational education and training at level 4 and above
  • a culture of learning embedded at an early age, with an increased percentage of young people participating in post-compulsory education and training
  • an increase in qualification attainment with over 40 per cent of adults qualified to at least level 4, 68 per cent of adults qualified to at least level 3 and over 90 per cent of adults qualified to at least level 2, consistent with Leitch targets
  • development and use of economically valuable skills, leading to a reduction in skills gaps and shortages
  • improved productivity resulting from an increase in work-related learning.

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