Graduate Employability:

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• Graduate Employability
• The South West Regional Context
• Emily Bird
• Lifelong Learning Manager
• SW RDA

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Key Issues

• South West Regional Economic Strategy
• Framework for Regional Employment and Skills
  Action
• Action

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South West Regional Economic Strategy
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To raise business productivity

• Strategic Actions
• business support
• skilled workforce
• sites and premises
• knowledge and innovation

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To increase economic inclusion

• Strategic Actions
• Accelerate economic participation
• Economic regeneration urban and rural

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To improve regional communications and
partnership

• Strategic Actions
• communications and transport
• regional image
• environment and icon projects
• regional partnership and coherence

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Framework for Regional Employment and Skills
Action (FRESA)
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FRESA Strategic Objectives

• FSO1 To increase employers participation in
  skills development in the South West
• FSO2 To raise individuals aspirations and
  skills for the South West
• FSO3 To develop the efficient and inclusive
  working of the South West Labour Market

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To increase employers participation in skills
development in the South West

• Develop Employers Commitment to Skills
  Development
• Co-ordinate Workforce Development
• Promote Management Skills
• Integrate Sector Skills Activities within the
  Region

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To raise individuals aspirations and skills for
the South West

• Stimulate Individuals Commitment to Learning
• Raise the Standard of Basic Skills
• Develop Generic Skills for Employment

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To develop the efficient and inclusive working
of the South West Labour Market

• Provide a Coherent Skills Development
  Infrastructure
• Maximise Access to Jobs and Skills Development
• Encourage Effective Recruitment Practices
• Stimulate and Support Investment
• Respond to Labour Market Emergencies

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SW Employment and Skills Research Forum

• Labour Market Intelligence
• Healthy Labour Market Indicators
• Co-ordination of Research Activity
• Commissioning Research
• Supporting the REF and sub-groups

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Facilitating Action

• Linking Strategic Aims and Objectives
• Regional Economic Strategy and SW FRESA
• Increasing resources
• HE Development Manager
• Working Together
• SW RDA and HERDA-SW Action Plan

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Further Information

• www.southwestrda.org.uk
• Regional Economic Strategy
• SW FRESA
• www.swskillsstrategy.info
• SW FRESA Newsletter
• www.swslim.org.uk
• Research and information
• emily.bird_at_southwestrda.org.uk