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SEEDA ADDRESSES SECTOR SKILLS CHALLENGES
THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIPS
27 November 2002
Heralding the launch of a new skills partnership, the first
meeting of South East Sector Skills Forum has just taken place.
The Forum comprises the South East England Development Agency
(SEEDA) and the Sector Skills Councils (SSCs), organisations formerly
known as National Training Organisations (NTOs), and other partner
including Skillls Insight, Local Learning and Skills Councils
and Business Links.
It builds on the strong relationships developed between SEEDA
and the NTOs with SSC Chief Executives forming part of the core
membership and CEO of e-Skills UK , Karen Price, being elected
Chair of the new Forum.
SEEDA Senior Learning and Skills manager, Gilly Bartrip, commented:
"The existence of this Forum is particularly important in
this transitional period for SSCs becoming established to ensure
that a sectoral skills dimension is fed into regional strategies,
in particular the Framework for Regional Employment Skills Action
(FRESA). It will also prove an important mechanism for SEEDA and
other regional parties in engaging with these new national bodies.'
The Forum will be the vehicle for ensuring partners can jointly
address their common goal of improving the skills of the South
East economy for both individuals and employers.
Project managing the Forum's work will be the Co-ordinator/Manager
who is soon to be appointed, and who will be responsible to the
Chair of the South East Sector Skills Forum, Karen Price, for
delivery of the project outcomes.
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