A Wealth of Talent
Manchester has a critical mass of highly skilled professionals and specialists, drawing from a large labour pool that extends far beyond the boundaries of the conurbation itself – south into Macclesfield and Congleton in Cheshire, east into High Peak in Derbyshire, west into St Helen’s in Merseyside and north into Blackburn.
Skill Levels
Greater Manchester’s workforce is relatively strongly skilled in UK terms with the majority qualified to NVQ level 2 and above, skills which are critical to raising productivity.
Source: ONS annual population survey 2006
* Population % is aggregated.
Better skills, better jobs, better lives
Manchester Business School was ranked 22nd in the world by FT and its MBA programme rated top ten in non-US schools by Forbes, strengthening Manchester’s position as a world class educational and professional centre of excellence.
Learning Skills Council
The LSC is responsible for planning and funding high quality education and training for young people and adults. Its vision is that, by 2010, young people and adults in England will have knowledge and skills matching the best in the world and will be part of a truly competitive workforce.
Driving Innovation
A strong alliance already exists between academic institutions, commerce, public and health sectors. Manchester: Knowledge Capital is an initiative that is bridging public and private sector organisations across a range of industries to drive innovation and enable joint collaboration within the technology and creative industries.
For more information about key skills in Greater Manchester, please contact MIDAS.