North West
The National Skills Academy for Financial Services is represented across the financial districts in the North West with a focus on Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Chester.
Working together the Skills Academy supports the development and retention of the local Financial Services workforce by delivering new entry routes to employment for young people and pre-employment training for adults to broaden the recruitment pool.
It will also deliver full time and work-based routes and qualifications, including flexible, part-time and bite-sized learning, designed specifically by and for employers. Through employers the Skills Academy seek to understand the skills needs of the sector and tackle critical skills shortages.
By working in partnership with schools, colleges, training providers and universities and by using accredited, quality training providers, we ensure consistent quality of training across the region and establish best practice in training to disseminate this to the wider skills network.
The North West Regional Academy works closely with the local Learning & Skills Councils (LSC) and the North West Development Agency (NWDA). The Academy is currently represented in the North West by three providers: Skills Solutions, Kaplan Financial and The Oldham College.