The purpose of the Education, Skills and
Employability Board is to provide leadership, the development of
policy and the delivery of activity aligned to the priorities of
the Strategic Economic Plan, the Recovery Action Plan and other
approved strategies associated with education, skills and
employability.
The role of the Education, Skills and
Employability Board is to:
·
Shape future policy development and priorities on issues related to
education, skills and employment
·
Develop new activities which aim to achieve
specific outcomes in education,
skills and employment, these activities are called
programmes.
·
Make investment decisions up to £2 million within the agreed
budget and policy on education, skills and employment, as delegated
by the Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA)
·
Accept grants with a value of less than £2 million
·
Monitor programme delivery and performance on skills and
employment.
·
Act as the Programme Board for Adult Education Budget delivery
The meetings are not held in public, but
members of the public can submit a question to the Education,
Skills and Employability Board.
The Education, Skills and Employability
Board’s Terms of Reference can be found in
the MCA Constitution.
This board took over from the
Skills and Employment Board on the 21 September
2020.