Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance (copy enclosed).

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance seeking Members approval for the Maldon District Skills strategy (attached as Appendix A to the report), updated following a period of public consultation.  Appendix B to the report provided a summary of the consultation responses and amendments made to the Skills Strategy.

The Skills Strategy sets out the skills challenges and the proposed actions to meet the skills needs of businesses, alongside maximising the opportunities for young people and those already in the labour market in the District between 2018 and 2023.  The report sets out the objectives of producing the Strategy, its priorities and expected outcomes.  The Chairman highlighted the importance of engaging with schools and that the Council should be looking to engage further with young people and primary schools to give them aspirations and highlight what would be available for the future.

In response to questions the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance agreed to report back to the Committee on the following matters:

·               the correlation between the working age population and over 65s approaching 29% of the population (as set out in section 1 of the appendix).

·                 How many over 65s were obliged to go out to work because of pensions being so low.

RESOLVED

(i)              That the Maldon District Skills Strategy, as updated following stakeholder and public consultation, be approved.

RECOMMENDED

(ii)            That the Maldon District Skills Strategy 2018 – 2023 (attached as APPENDIX 2 to these Minutes), be adopted.