Two business groups in the North East have been chosen to deliver Local Skills Improvement Plans for the region.
The new plans are a Government initiative that aim to put employers at the centre of the skills system and help local areas develop the skills that companies most need. The scheme was trialled in areas including the North East, with a ‘trailblazer’ project taking part in the Tees Valley earlier this year.
A total of 40 schemes have been announced around the country by the Department for Education, with the North East England Chamber of Commerce selected to run the plans in the North of Tyne and the Tees Valley. The North East Automotive Alliance will run the scheme in the North East Combined Authority area covering Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside and County Durham.
