On behalf of the SAP I would like to sincerely thank all those who have contributed to the focus and content of our first interim report and I look forward to sharing a final version later in the year.

Ellen Thinnesen
Chair, North East Skills Advisory Panel
Chief Executive, Education Partnership North East.


Please find below links to the Local Skills Report:


– Download the full report here.

– Download Annex A here.

– Download Annex B here.

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