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• Work with anchor institutions (including the WMCA) to ensure
that people in the West Midlands have the skills needed to
match vacancies both now and in the future.
• Support a revolution in careers advice and guidance by
supporting and enabling work connecting employers and
educators, giving young people real experience of work before
leaving education.
• Aim to develop an adult education strategy that supports the
skills needed in the public sector but also includes personal
development as well as business needs, along with greater
provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
courses.
• Offer free advertising for arts groups and events on TfWM
property and vehicles, and push the WMCA to do the same.
• Oppose the huge cuts that this sector is suffering and act as a
champion for the arts, using my position to promote and
support them.
• Promote involvement in the arts as a path to well-being, and
celebrate everything that’s already happening at every level of
our community.
• Support the establishment of an arts and crafts network for
the West Midlands, allowing organisations to share best
practice and resources.
• Review how the WMCA can best support and facilitate the
developments of the region’s strong arts and cultural scene.
• Push for the integration of independent arts and crafts
organisations into an integrated public services delivery model.
Economy
I WILL: