Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: November 5, 2024

Purpose: This Skills Plan is vital to achieving our One Stockport Ambitions, it sets out our overarching vision, ambition and priorities for our skills system for the next three years. It is a partnership plan with a shared borough-wide vision and shared ambitions which can only be achieved through harnessing the skills, knowledge and shared resources across services in the public, private and third sector.   The plan reflects the shared partnership priorities from our One Stockport Borough Plan and One Stockport: One Future; and is aligned with other key strategy documents including the Stockport Council Plan, Stockport Economic Plan and  Stockport Schools Strategy. Our partnership wide  commitment to a have a relentless focus on  ‘fair and inclusive’ – making a ‘Stockport a great, diverse place to live, where everyone can thrive’ runs through the plan.   The cabinet will asked to approve and adopt the plan.

Content: The Cabinet has considered a report setting out the Council’s overarching vision, ambition and priorities for our skills system for the next three years, and has agreed to endorse the plan, and further agree that:-   (1) A detailed annual delivery plan is produced that sets targets, actions and milestones for delivery of the plan.   (2) An index of the indicators identified in this plan to track progress and act accordingly is produced.   (3) Officers maintain a productive partnership of stakeholders.   (4) Officers working to align the Skills Plan priorities to any emerging funding opportunities created by central government and other funding agencies.