And of course, looking forward to catching up with lots of great partners. Drop me a line if you’d like to catch up over a coffee.

In recent years, apprenticeship numbers have fallen significantly across West Midlands Combined Authority particularly for young people and in SMEs. Reversing this decline is critical to achieving our youth employment ambitions.

Looking forward to building on this discussion at this afternoon’s #NewStatesman roundtable ‘Securing a skilled future: how can labour boost support for apprenticeships and assist young people into employment’.

En route to #Labour Party Conference. At 1pm we’ll be joining Youth Futures Foundation to discuss place-based approaches to boosting skills & youth unemployment. The Mayors’ ambitious Youth Plan seeks to give young people across our region the best possible start in working life. Come find out more

The urgent need to focus on the life chances of our young people, is only reinforced by the findings of this years’ Youth Voice Census www.youthemployment.org.uk/youth-voice-...

Great to speak to the #SRAGpeopleplus.co.uk/social-recru...

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The Social Recruitment Advocacy Group encourages employers to place greater emphasis on recruiting people who are disadvantaged in the labour market. Despite…

Impressive panel at #CFP24 discussing how trailblazing are the trailblazers. The key shift for me has been in the changed conversation between WMCA and central government.

Delighted to be at #CFP24 to discuss how we work together to shape a better West Midlands. First up is Mayor Richard Parker, outlining his vision for the region. This afternoon, I’ll be chairing a session on how we attract and retain talent.

Really enjoyed this conversation on all things skills. Take a listen. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...

Lovely flowers and lunch with my team today. Will miss them when I leave at the end of the month. If youre interested in working with brilliant people on employment and skills devolution, find out more here: careers.wmca.org.uk/jobs/job/Hea...