Employment and Training

The Regional Economic Strategy (RES) for the Northwest places a both employment opportunities and training very highly on the regional agenda: The skills base of the Northwest workforce is critical to the economic development of the region. The North West Regional Development Agency has a key role in ensuring that training, education and skills development is meeting the needs of employers and individuals. This will ensure that the Northwest remains competitive and those businesses have the skilled and motivated workforce they need to be productive

For the purpose of the Sustainable Buildings Policy, the North West Regional Development Agency are concerned with the objectives of linking people to employment and integrating regional skills activities into Sub-Regional Partnerships and key strategic sites.

For further details of this policy objective please visit the NWDA website where designated pages will provide you with links to the NWDA Sustainable Buildings Policy, supporting Guidance Note and Checklist http://www.nwda.co.uk/sustainablebuildings 

Factsheet

In addition to the above key documents and tools please note a specific factsheet will be available on this subject from 14^th July 2009. 

Case Studies

If you have a development that you would like to be considered as a NWDA Sustainable Buildings case study in terms of ‘Employment and Training’, please contact Emma Kyng emma.kyng@ccinw.com 0161 295 5076.

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