Placing councils at the heart of the Government’s levelling up ambitions would help create job and career opportunities where they are most needed as the nation recovers from the pandemic, the LGA has said.
Councils have an important role to play in joining up support for people retraining or facing unemployment.
Local government has a crucial role to play in jobs and skills recovery after the pandemic.
Apprentices have played a key role in local government’s response to the pandemic.
Councillors and their councils have the democratic mandate, expertise and local insights to change our communities for the better.
Reform of the UK’s immigration system provides an opportunity to tackle skills gaps and workforce challenges in specific sectors, such as construction and social care, the LGA has said.