West Yorkshire businesses and colleges think local

A partnership between West Yorkshire’s Mayor and seven colleges will upskill students into local jobs to support businesses and grow the economy.

In the Further Education partnership, Mayor Tracy Brabin pledged to “put more money in people’s pockets” by ensuring that college courses better reflect local job opportunities.

According to the agreement, every college across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield will work to strengthen their relationships with local businesses to respond to their skills needs, including through the co-creation of courses to guarantee direct pathways into good jobs.

The agreement follows the publication of the multi-billion-pound West Yorkshire Local Growth Plan, which promises joined-up action on skills, housing and transport to build an eco-system that supports small- and medium-sized firms to grow and succeed.

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