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Economic Downturn Project Homepage
NWUA has been successful in securing funding from HEFCE to
deliver a linked set of key actions to support the engagement of the Higher
Education (HE) sector with regional plans to respond to the economic
downturn.
The project encompasses a wide range of activities including the
collection and dissemination of information on relevant HE activity to regional
partners, developing links between HEIs and regional partners and establishing
a Higher Level Skills Redundancy Response Fund to support the development of
short course provision to those at risk of redundancy or who have been made
redundant. The specific aims of the project, which have been developed in
response to regional demand, are summarised below:
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To collect data, case studies and information on activity and demand across the
HE sector in the North West and share this with partners and stakeholders,
including via the NWUA website
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To support the potential role of universities as employers
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To explore and support potential interventions to counter graduate unemployment
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To consider emergent sector-specific strengths in the region, with a view to
positioning the region in an optimal position during the economic recovery
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To develop CPD provision to meet the needs of those at risk of redundancy or
those recently made redundant through a commissioning model similar to the NW
HLSP
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To support linkages between the activities above and NW entrepreneurships
schemes such as the High Growth Start Up Programme, NCGE activity and related
programmes
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To consider opportunities for supporting the public sector, in particular
health and social care, in relation to workforce issues and the economic
downturn.
Please click on the links below for further information on the
Economic Downturn Project.
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