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The Brighton & Hove City Employment and Skills Plan    

 

Overview of the Plan

The City Employment and Skills Plan (CESP) edition 2011-2014 was launched in October 2011. The Plan’s overall objective is to support the creation of at least 6,000 new jobs by 2014 in Brighton & Hove. Recent evidence suggests that just creating jobs will not achieve this goal. The city needs to not only set the conditions for job creation but also do more to equip local residents to compete for work within the city’s labour market. To this end, the City Employment and Skills Plan 2011-2014 has set out three priorities:

·          Priority 1: Promote the city’s employment and skills needs to internal and external partners and agencies           

·          Priority 2: Support the creation of at least 6,000 new jobs by 2014

·          Priority 3: Ensure that local residents are equipped to compete for jobs in the city’s labour market

To download the plan in full, click on the link below -  

City Employment & Skills Plan 2011-2014.pdf_[1.67MB]

How the Plan was developed and is being delivered

The City Employment and Skills Plan was developed and is being delivered under the guidance of the City Employment and Skills Steering Group (CESSG), that includes representatives from key partners in the public, private, and community and voluntary sectors.  The CESSG is Chaired by Phil Frier, Principal and Executive Director of City College Brighton and Hove, who is supported by four thematic ‘Leads’.  By identifying resources, co-ordinating citywide actions and developing and maintaining internal and external links, the CESSG continues to be recognised as the advisory body for the city’s employment and skills related issues.

Priority 1                Steering Group Coordination                            LEADS - Phil Fryer & Cheryl Finella

Priority 2                Entrepreneurship and Internationalisation           LEAD - Tony Mernagh

Priority 3                a) Skills for Employment                                       LEAD - Dan Shelley

                              b) Invest in Young People                                   LEAD - Michael Nix

The members of the CESSG are:

Chair – Phil Frier (City College Brighton & Hove, Principal)

2020 Community Partnership – Simon Newell, Head of Partnerships and External Relations

Adult Learning Group – Frances Duncan, Whitehawk Inn Director

Albion in the Community - Alan Sanders, Managing Director

American Express – Carolyn Dando, Portfolio Manager

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club – Rose Read, HR Manager

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce – Sarah Springford, Director

Brighton & Hove City Council – 

• Cllr Amy Kennedy, Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Planning, Employment, Economic Development & Regeneration
• Michael Nix, Post 16 Development Manager
• Cheryl Finella (CESSG Lead Officer), Economic Development Manager
• Angela Gaitani, Economic Development Officer - Employment

Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership – Tony Mernagh, Executive Director

City College Brighton & Hove – Dan Shelley , Head of Partnerships and Projects

Coast to Capital LEP – Steve Allen, Prime Care Community Services, Managing Director

Cobb PR – Tim Cobb , Managing Director

Community & Voluntary Sector Forum – Peter Sutcliffe, Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project

Efficient Refurbs – David Porter

ICP Recruitment Group – Gary Peters, Chief Executive

Jobcentre Plus – Grahame Widdowson , Customer Service Operations Manager Brighton & Hove)

Major Providers Group – Chris Paterson, Avanta

National Apprenticeship Service - Gavin Graham, Employer Account Manager

Neilson Activity Holidays – Pete Tyler, Managing Director

Patcham High School – Paula Sargent, Head

University of Sussex – Sharon Phillips, Business Enterprise Manager

University of Brighton – Chris Baker, Head of Economic & Social Engagement

Secretariat – Savanna Sharpe, Brighton & Hove City Council

The City Employment and Skills Steering Group will take a lead role in ensuring that the action plan that supports this document will be a live document that will be updated and reviewed on an annual basis, to reflect changing circumstances of the employment and skills needs of the city during the life time of the plan.