Introduction to pro.manchester skills

pro•manchester aims to support financial and professional sector growth, helping generate an additional £3.5bn in GVA terms and 70,000 new jobs over the next ten years.   We will focus on the development of skills for business, attraction and retention of graduates into the sector, plus promoting our community’s skills and expertise locally, nationally and globally.

Adele Edgar, pro•manchester’s Skills & Education Manager will work with member firms to express their higher level skills needs and gaps.  Working with the university sector, professional bodies, and skills providers we will support and develop appropriate solutions whether short courses, discussion groups, workshops or joint working with academia.

Please see our Skills & Education Strategy and feel free to contact Adele with any comments, requests or help required.

Our Partner Organisations
Pro-manchester, the skills committee and partner organisations are delivering a series of events, projects and initiatives to bring benefits to member organisations. Our partner organisations include:

• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Manchester University Careers and Employability Service
• The College of Law
• Financial Sector Services Council (FSSC)
• National Skills Academy for Financial Services (NSAFS)
• Education Business Solutions
• Greater Manchester Strategic Alliance
• University of Bolton
• The Manchester College

Skills Committee

The pro-manchester Skills committee members are Manchester-based professionals who are committed to making a difference to skills in the Greater Manchester area. Skills Committee members work within the legal, accountancy, finance, marketing/PR, training, banking, insurance, property and academic sectors. Richard Smith, Head of Broker Market for Zurich Insurance chairs the Committee.

The objectives of the committee are as follows:

• Develop and improve linkages between financial & professional firms and academia in order to communicate employers’ skills needs and enhance the employability of graduates.
• Enhance the understanding of students/lecturers of the various career paths and employment opportunities within the financial & professional sector in Manchester.
• Facilitate the connections between businesses and academies to improve the opportunities for mentoring, careers advice, placements and employment.
• Support effective leadership and management development within middle tier and smaller FPS firms.

Please contact Adele Edgar, Skills & Education Manager for further details adele.edgar@pro-manchester.co.uk or 0161 817 3487.