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Key Issue 1:
Low education/skills levels, aspirations and enterprise
Aim:
To support the development of local education, skills and enterprise
| Objective: |
| To enhance the capacity of secondary schools. |
| Action |
- Creation of an executive position to support secondary schools in
project development, communications, co-ordination of resources and
business liaison.
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| Lead Partner |
| Derwentside Association of Secondary Heads. |
| Impact by 2010 |
- Firm industry and education business partnerships established.
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| Objective: |
| To promote an enterprise curriculum. |
| Action |
- Neighbourhood engineers introduced to establish industry & education
partnerships.
- Enterprise Initiative Programme.
- ‘Schools Engineering Challenge’ initiative established as an annual
event.
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| Lead Partner |
| Derwentside Engineering Forum. |
| Impact by 2010 |
- Increased local students entering graduate level.
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| Objective: |
| Developing Intermediate Enterprise. |
| Action |
- Six half-day themed workshops per year - to develop key skills and
promote integration of ideas.
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| Lead Partner |
| Derwentside Training for Industry Unit (DTIU). |
| Impact by 2010 |
- 200 unemployed people into employment.
- 900 existing employees trained in new/enhanced vocational skills.
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| Objective: |
| Enhancing Vocational Training and Recruitment. |
| Action |
- Identification of suitable unemployed people and delivery of basic
employability workshops.
- Training needs analysis and baseline skills development workshop
delivery by local training providers.
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