Community Strategy Progress Report Year 3: Economy Theme

Education/Skills Development/Training Progress Report

increasing opportunities for skills development, to improve productivity and competitiveness.

We Said We Would

Lead Partner

What We Did (to January 2008)

Reduce the gap

between the county average of pupils achieving 5+ GCSEs at grades A - C and the Havant average, by 2008

Hampshire County

Council

Hampshire Havant

2007 - 62.1% 2007 - 57.1%

2006 - 61.7% 2006 - 55.7%

2005 - 61.8% 2005 - 54.1%

Difference: 2007 - 5.0%

2006 - 6.0%

2005 - 6.7%

Reduce the number of people in the Havant workforce aged 16 – 74 who have no qualifications, from

31% (2001) to 29%, by 2011

Havant Borough Council

On track. Havant Skills Centre, Fulflood Road, Leigh Park, being developed in partnership with Havant College and the Learning and Skills Council to provide vocational training specifically targeted at young people not in education, employment or training.

Increase the level of vocational training by increasing the use

of the Apex Centre by 25%, by 2008

Havant Borough Council

At least 25% increased usage achieved by the extension to the Apex Centre (doubling its size) and the introduction of motor vehicle courses to supplement construction training.

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