Steve Rotheram, Liverpool City Region Mayor

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram

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00:00Well, we are already leading in skills in construction and what we want to do is to

00:16ensure that we can work with the new government and look at innovative ways to attract funding

00:22but to work with the partners and the stakeholders, including obviously our employers, to maximise

00:27those opportunities for the young people in our city region.

00:31We've made massive progress in closing the skills gap. In fact, for the first time ever,

00:37our NVQ level 2 rates across the city region are higher than the national average. Those

00:42things don't just happen by osmosis, there's a lot of work that's gone into that from people

00:47at the combined authority but from also our FE sector and our training provider base and

00:53we want to ensure that that continues to narrow that gap but also to look at specific

01:00areas where we can get growth so we know the skills shortage areas because we've done skills

01:05improvement plans in the city region and we need the government now to use the flexibility

01:10of the apprenticeship levy so that we can address those national skills shortages by

01:15getting local people here trained to the right qualification in the right skills areas.

01:23For more information visit www.nql.gov.au