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The Kirklees Skills Vision

In 2008 Kirklees Council, along with local partners, developed a Labour Market and Skills Strategy which sets out a vision for Kirklees for the next 12 years.

The vision for Kirklees is to:

Develop the skills and aspirations of Kirklees’ residents to meet the requirements of a 21st century economy.
Provide better opportunities for all to up-skill and to improve productivity.
Inspire creativity and innovation by fully exploiting our diversity within a green economy.

Click here to download a summary of the strategy.

Alternatively, to view the full 2020 Skills Strategy please click here.

This vision will be achieved by:

Developing high-level skills
Exploiting our strategic position within the Leeds City Region
Developing talent and opportunities in all communities
Developing sustainable skills
Public sector organisations aspiring to be the best and leading by example.

The Labour Market and Skills Board is the strategic body who is leading on this vision.

If you want to know more about the Board please click here..

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