Following extensive consultation led by employers and a range of partners including local authorities, colleges and universities to establish a better understanding of how skills and education can help to create more and better jobs in the West Midlands, Advantage West Midlands has published West Midlands Skills Investment Priorities 2011–12 (pdf, 1.11mb).
Our framework for measuring success baseline report considers and agrees ‘what success looks like’ in terms of delivering ‘more jobs, better jobs’ in the West Midlands. We developed it in two parts to reflect the objectives in West Midlands Skills Investment Priorities 2011–12 — businesses and individuals.
The framework incorporates a set of proposed measures mapped against the two strategic priorities of businesses and individuals. These will build on the Regional Skills Index which has been in place for the last five years. They will focus on business impact measures and individuals' progression rather than purely qualification attainment.
The proposed measures will be shared with the UK Commission for Employment and Skills to inform development of the national scorecard.
We have identified seven measures to produce this report:
- More businesses developing the skills they need.
- More businesses creating more and better jobs.
- More businesses reporting an increase in value-added.
- More investment in qualifications and programmes.
- More individuals receiving training from their employers.
- More young people accessing high quality, independent advice and guidance.
- More adults accessing high quality, independent advice and guidance.
Read the report
Published 30 November 2010
West Midlands skills investment priorities 2011-2012: a framework for measuring success - baseline report (pdf, 1.15mb)