The Partnership Vision is:

By 2020 we want Swansea to be:

• An internationally competitive economy, with output, productivity and wage rates at least as good as the UK’s;
• Wales’ leading centre for the knowledge economy, recognised for its adoption of innovation and anticipation of market and technology change;
• Operating with an economically active population equal in size in percentage terms to the Great Britain average, known for its high skills and providing critical labour mass in our priority Focus Clusters;
• A proud, vibrant and ambitious city, at the heart of a wider region where people want to live and work.

Membership of the SERP comprises:

• City and County of Swansea (Members and Senior Officials)
• Welsh Assembly Government – Department for Economy and Transport (DE&T), Department for Children, Eduction, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS)
• JobCentre Plus
• Swansea Council for Voluntary Service (SCVS) (see ‘Contacts’ for representative)
• Swansea University
• Gower College Swansea 
• Private Sector – West Wales Chamber of Commerce (WWCC)/Confederation of British Industry (CBI)/Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)/Swansea Business Forum

Swansea Regeneration Area

Linked to Swansea 2020 is the designated Swansea Regeneration Area.  It is a regeneration partnership between the public, private and third sectors in Swansea.  Led by the Welsh Assembly Government.  It is governed by a Board made up of public, private, third sector representatives and a steering group.

Carol Green is the Board Representative

Ali Bond is the Steering Group Representative on behlf of the third sector

Actions will be implemented under the following themes:

• Cohesive Active Communities
• Housing and Environment
• Opportunity for ALL
• Regional Capital
• Wealth Generation

For further details, contact Ali Bond on 01792 544005 or email: ali_bond@scvs.org.uk

 

‘Swansea Working’ – A Project developed in response to Economic Inactivity in Swansea

 

The 'Swansea Working' Project has been developed by the Economic Equity Delivery Team in response to economic challenges identified in Swansea’s Economic Regeneration Strategy, Swansea 2020.  Just short of a quarter of Swansea’s workforce is economically inactive. Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disability Allowance and Income Support claimants are above the averages for Wales and Great Britain. A substantial proportion of the people, Swansea’s single most important asset, are not working.

 

'Swansea Working' will provide a cross-county gateway project to engage effectively with those on inactivity-related benefits.  The Project will create individually-tailored routes to employment and support packages ensuring that people are linked to the appropriate services on their pathway back to work.  In particular, it will work closely with employers to ensure that training and employment activities provide individuals with the most relevant and up-to-date skills for joining the workforce.  Project partners currently include the Third Sector, Further Education, Higher Education, City & County of Swansea and Careers Wales West.

 

A diagram that outlines the 'Swansea Working Project' can be accessed from the Downloads box to the left.

 

For further information on Swansea Working, please contact Ali Bond at SCVS on tel: 01792 544000 or email: ali_bond@scvs.org.uk

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More information on Swansea's Economic Regeneration Strategy can be found by clicking here or going straight to the dedicated Swansea 2020 website by clicking here or for Welsh, go to:  www.abertawe2020.com. 

Swansea 2020 regularly produce Newsletters outlining progress / developments within SERP. To view the most current newsletter, please visit: www.swansea2020.com

Minutes of the SERP Board, the SERP Chairs' Meetings and the Economic Equity Delivery Team Meetings can be found in the download box to the left of this page.   Transformational Ideas for Economic Equity can also be downloaded.