The Thames Valley Skills Unit is a team dedicated to skills and workforce development in the Chamber. We work on behalf of local employers to ensure that education and training providers are delivering skills and training that will improve the local economy and productivity.

To do this we:

• Provide information to help local education and training providers design and improve courses
• Build connections between business and education
• Signpost and promote training and workforce development opportunities for employers and local people

Our main activity over the last few months has been the set up and development of our Workforce Development Partnerships.

These are:

• Collaborative forums
• Employer led
• Business membership
• Education and training provider representation
• Addressing workforce development challenges
• Formulating solutions
• Sector based