<< back to previous page 

North Solihull Learning Village

Location: North Solihull

Strategic Investment Plan: North Solihull, Jobs, Enterprise and Skills


The project will involve construction and equipping of a new building and provide practical training facililities required for a major expansion in vocational training provision and learning opportunities to meet the needs of both unemployed people and SME employees who need to upgrade or broaden their skills to safeguard their future employability, as well as the skills and recruitment needs of employers witin the Zone. 

Programmes will be offered up to and beyond NVQ Level 3 covering vocational areas directly relevant to priority sectors, e.g. retail, health and social care.

The positive outcomes of this are:

• Reduction in skills shortages and skills gap experienced by businesses
• Improved household incomes
• Reduced numbers without qualifiactions (25+)
• Improved educational attainment, workforce skills, soft and language skills, at NVQ 3 and above (25+)
• Improved co-ordination and alignment or regeneration activity.