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Responding to Covid-19 in Leeds

Leveraging the employment and skills system to respond to the economic impacts of Covid-19 on communities

Leeds City Council

Craig Skinner, Project and Programmes Senior Manager

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Leeds City Council

Craig Skinner, Project and Programmes Senior Manager

Councils across the UK are focused on managing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their local communities, businesses and economy, and planning for an inclusive and green recovery.

The Leeds Economic Recovery Framework sets out Leeds City Council’s continued approach to aid recovery from the coronavirus crisis, with a strong focus on supporting existing sectors and creating new green jobs.

The employment and skills system is central to Leeds’ approach. Craig Skinner, Project and Programmes Senior Manager at Leeds City Council, presented to the Inclusive Growth Network on how Leeds is leveraging the employment and skills system to respond to the economic impacts of Covid-19 on communities.

Leeds has a three-tier approach:

Respond – digitising and pivoting to virtual delivery

Reset and renew – promoting apprenticeships, refreshing skills strategy, and developing new programmes
Build resilience – extending employment support, investing in retraining, addressing digital exclusion and improving digital skills

Leeds City Council is one of 14 members of the Inclusive Growth Network.

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Leeds: Employment and Skills

Presentation by Craig Skinner, Project and Programmes Senior Manager at Leeds City Council.

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