{"id":2121575,"date":"2024-03-14T10:05:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T10:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/?p=2121575"},"modified":"2024-03-14T10:05:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T10:05:42","slug":"mayor-reveals-regional-plans-for-growth-and-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/news\/2121575-mayor-reveals-regional-plans-for-growth-and-skills","title":{"rendered":"Mayor reveals regional plans for growth and skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Yorkshire\u2019s Mayor Oliver Coppard will today &#8211; 14 March &#8211; unveil a new &#8220;Plan for Good Growth&#8221; for South Yorkshire, alongside the region\u2019s first Skills Strategy.<\/p>\n<p>This is designed to put the region on the path towards a bigger and a better economy.<\/p>\n<p>The Plan for Good Growth and the Skills Strategy will support the Mayor\u2019s overarching vision to develop South Yorkshire\u2019s economic strength.<\/p>\n<p>Both build on the establishment of the Mayoral Economic Advisory Council (MEAC) and Business Advisory Board (BAB) which provide expert voices on business and the economy within and beyond South Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, South Yorkshire became the Government\u2019s first Investment Zone in the UK, worth \u00a3160m to attract investment into the region, building on its reputation as the UK\u2019s hotspot for advanced manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>South Yorkshire is currently the home of Boeing in Europe and the region recently received investment from Google worth \u00a31m to contribute to research in digital health.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor\u2019s Plan for Good Growth sets out how South Yorkshire will attract investment and income into the region and grow more secure, high-paid jobs.<\/p>\n<p>It will achieve this by supporting the development of four Growth Areas \u2013 Sheffield City Centre and Innovation Spine, South Yorkshire Airport City, the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District and Barnsley Town Centre \u2013 as well as improving connection and community through investment in the region\u2019s economic and social infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The Skills Strategy sets out three missions that \u2013 together with the Plan for Good Growth \u2013 will ensure residents of South Yorkshire &#8220;can stay near but go far&#8221;. These are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To move those far from the labour market into work or to be ready for work;<\/li>\n<li>To raise attainment of core knowledge and skills; and,<\/li>\n<li>To increase the supply of a high-skilled workforce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To help deliver these missions, the Strategy outlines seven programmes. These include expansion of Skills Bank \u2013 a national exemplar of public and private investment in upskilling the workforce \u2013 and a Taskforce which will design a South Yorkshire Young Person\u2019s Offer to support young people to take the next step in developing the skills needed for work and life.<\/p>\n<p>To launch the Skills Strategy and the Plan for Growth, the Mayor will chair a roundtable of experts at Barnsley College this morning, where he will invite attendees to discuss both strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Coppard said: \u201cOur Plan for Good Growth and our Skills Strategy &#8211; both of which we\u2019re launching today- outline the practical steps and decisions we will take to get there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can already see the South Yorkshire we want to build, taking shape. We know it will be cleaner, greener, healthier, wealthier and happier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo our Plan for Good Growth sets out a new economic model, one that recognises and builds on both our history and our strengths, but also tackles the big, long term challenges we need to overcome if we\u2019re going deliver more jobs, more investment, and good growth; a growth model that lifts up everyone across Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Skills Strategy both reflects and reinforces those ambitions; setting our ambition to offer every single person the support they need to stay near and go far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Sir Steve Houghton, leader of Barnsley Council and skills lead for South Yorkshire\u2019s MCA, said: \u201cOur Skills Strategy sets out a clear framework for how we will support residents across South Yorkshire to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere too often learners and their needs are lost in a maze of partners, providers and programmes, they are 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