The Skills & Growth Company will be a national exemplar of best practice, aligning all activities to a common goal: To get people into work, increase their skills and ensure businesses thrive, creating jobs, innovation and growth opportunities.There are 28 team members in the Skills & Growth Company, we operate a 7 year £2.5m revenue contract with Cheshire East Council and operate from our base in Sandbach across the North West and wider UK.Over the next 5 years we will:Become established as a recognised and trusted business, being the first port of call for skills and business growth needs in the BoroughDrive prosperity through business growth and investment within the Borough, generating year-on-year growth in new business ratesAttract funding by way of grants, commercial income and contractsDirectly contribute to the creation of quality and sustainable jobs in high growth and priority sectors, which will provide additional Gross Value Added to the local economy.The Skills and Growth Company is a Cheshire East Council company.

I run the National Advisory Service for the ATCM and support developing BIDS and existing ones within the UK.