We will remove barriers to engagement and support inclusion to share prosperity and wellbeing across the region.
- Investment projects including Scotland’s International Environment Centre will be located in the heart of communities that experience exclusion, tackling poverty by bringing fair work and skills development opportunities. A Regional Energy Masterplan (REM) that will support activity to tackle the climate emergency while meeting the energy needs of our local communities and businesses in both Council areas.
- Investment in active travel will deliver better connectivity for our local authority areas and our more rural communities, improving access to work and leisure opportunities for the people who live there.
- Increased social value for the region will be delivered through a Regional Procurement Strategy including; targeted community benefits that meet the needs of the region’s disadvantaged communities, encouraging Real Living Leaving Wage within the supply chain in addition to creating opportunities for social enterprise.
- We will support those who face exclusion to improve their wellbeing and ability to access to skill development and fair work.
- We will ensure that our approach to skills and employability provision is integrated and aligned to both local priorities and national approaches such as ‘No One Left Behind’
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