Services for the Public Sector

Our ambition is to help others fulfil theirs

“We have a wealth of expertise to help the public sector, LEPs and education providers drive economic growth by providing high quality and valued services, which make a real difference to residents and businesses.” Julian Cobley, Managing Director, The Skills & Growth Company

The Skills & Growth Company is here to help you deliver your Local Industrial Strategy. We’ll provide you with bespoke support to help raise skills, secure investment and help businesses innovate; ultimately, to drive growth and increase productivity.

We deliver a range of economic development and skills services from strategy development all the way through to project evaluation and lessons learnt. As a local authority owned company, our blend of experience, insight, political awareness and commercial acumen gives us unique understanding of the challenges and opportunities the public sector faces.

Learn more about expertise and services below:

Business Support Programmes

We can help you accelerate business growth in your area. We work with businesses to develop growth plans and identify the right type of business support available. Our talented team of programme managers and specialists will provide you with all the support you need to drive growth. Bourne out of our passion for helping businesses grow and innovate, we offer an extensive range of services that can be tailored to your specific requirements.

Programme Management

We provide all aspects of a quality end-to-end programme and project management service for a range of applications, including both revenue and capital projects in digital, marketing, energy, skills, and change management. We balance cost and value, risk and benefit to deliver the optimum solutions for you.

Education & Skills

Our knowledge of the skills sector and the political environment it operates within, is second to none. We help to ensure organisations have the right skills in both their current and future workforce, addressing skills gaps and responding to future challenges.

Inward Investment

We deliver a programme of promotional activity to encourage and secure new inward investment and reduce barriers to growth for businesses looking to relocate or expand; and work to attract investment in key employment sites and regeneration schemes to help create high value jobs.

Energy & Sustainability

We specialise in brokering tailored energy and sustainability solutions for major employment sites and developments. Our experienced team of specialist advisors have a vast knowledge of sustainability and energy issues, built over decades of working in the industry, to deliver the best solutions tailored to your needs.