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Member Development and Workforce Issues

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Member Development and Workforce Issues –

North West Employers' Organisation (NWEO)

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This is split into two programmes:

1. Workforce Gateway

The Workforce Gateway will complement the work already undertaken by North West Employers and partners and this paper identifies where existing funding streams are in place and where the RIEP funding will add value.

The aim of the Gateway is to provide a focal point for information, signpost opportunities and ensure that workforce issues are threaded through other regional improvement and efficiency projects and activities. The Gateway will focus on five key themes:

Strategic Workforce Issues - providing support, frameworks and opportunities to share practice
Developing talent – providing opportunities for cross sector mentoring and a new community of interest around developing a coaching culture
Economic growth through improving skills – providing support and advice to authorities improving Skills for Life and the Skills Pledge
People Management – providing support to the HR/ OD community and developing the next generation of HR/OD leaders.
Reducing Worklessness – working with authorities, sub regions and regional partners to develop a regional strategy and share approaches.

2. North West Member Development Gateway

The Regional Member Development Gateway was funded by NWIN and established in July 2007. The Gateway was developed by North West Employers in partnership with the IDeA and the shared aspiration was to bring together in one place, support, development opportunities and information for Elected Members in the North West. The overall aim is that the Member Development Gateway supports the political leadership and governance in the region providing better outcomes for communities. The Gateway’s focus will be on providing and signposting development opportunities and making connections with other regional improvement and efficiency projects and activities to ensure that an Elected Member perspective is represented.

The Gateway will operate at four levels:

Individual Elected Members -providing support and advice on development opportunities
Local authorities - supporting development of in-house strategies and high quality provision.
Supporting sub regional activity -promoting and sharing practice across the sub regions
Regional – providing high quality learning and development opportunities at a regional level and a platform to share learning and good practice.
The Gateway will also be a key platform to link with partners e.g. Joint Improvement Partnership (JIP), NHS North West, and Centre for Local Governance (CfLG) and providers.

Lead Contact:

Liz McQue - Chief Executive, North West Employers
Telephone: 0161 214 7101
Email: lizm@nweo.org.uk