About our pilot projects
Skills workforce initiative
A high proportion of Norfolk residents work in low-skilled occupations. Low skill levels restrict local people’s access to higher value roles in local growth sectors. Recruitment and retention of skilled vocational teaching staff is a local and national challenge.
Norfolk County Council will lead this initiative to build and test solutions to address these challenges. We will work with Norfolk’s four largest adult learning providers:
- College of West Anglia
- City College Norwich
- East Coast College
- Norfolk Adult Learning Service.
Pilot activities will include:
- Testing and development of a graduate bursary scheme,
- Introducing teaching opportunities to higher education learners, and
- Incentives for employers.
Key outputs
- 8 courses maintained or added with potential to support 120 students in total
- Evidence base for improving recruitment and retention of skilled vocational staff
Thematic objective(s)
- People and Skills
Duration
- April 2023 – June 2024
Funding
- Project budget: £239,352
- Norfolk Investment Framework funding: £226,812
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