Vibrant City Centre Partnership to promote and coordinate a shared vision of the Vibrant City Centre and Urban Living (including City Council, businesses developers, investors and operators)
Scope: Local
Business Coallition
Business Coallition collectively organising and paying for ongoing enhancements to the physical business environment
Resilient Infrastructure
Resilient Infrastructure delivery of key environmental & infrastructure projects to ensure long-term resilience and sustainability and protection of business interests (flood protection, highways maintenance, power capacity)
City-wide Transport System
City-wide Transport System affordable and efficient network of city transport connecting communities and areas of economic activity
Work Ready City
Work Ready City delivery through the schools system of range of interventions to develop young people with the aptitude, skills and awareness to enter work-related training and the employment market
Aspiring Careers
Aspiring Careers advocacy of City economic vision through engagement with schools & harder to reach communities – clear & concise career path messages about the shape of the future City workforce & opportunities & support available
Enterprise Development
Enterprise Development comprehensive programme supporting community Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise and Start-ups
Learning Access Points
Learning Access Points network of physical points of access across the City for people to engage with the UTC, Derby College, UoD & Regional University Network
High Performing Schools
High Performing Schools providing all young people with the aptitude, skills and qualifications to enter work-related training or the employment market
Visitor and Cultural Economy Partnership
Visitor and Cultural Economy Partnership to promote and coordinate City Centre heritage and cultural attractions across metro area
Local City Champions
Local City Champions network of successful local professionals & businesspeople coordinated to engage & inspire through Aspiring City and Future Business Leaders Programme
University
University attracting and retaining young people to support the productive and innovative economies
College
College high-performing City College providing young people with a range of training & qualifications to meet workforce needs
Places for Growth
Places for Growth coordination and promotion of the City’s investment opportunities, making best use of public assets and public sector risk-sharing approach to delivering new development
Future-proofing the Workforce
Future-proofing the Workforce via coordination and consolidation of skills provision with support for initiatives which contribute to meeting future workforce needs (industrial digital, engineering, KIBS
Business Opportunity
Business Opportunity bespoke support to diversify and strengthen the City’s business base in other productive and competitive sectors
Business Advantage “scale-up” programme
Business Advantage “scale-up” programme partnership-wide support to businesses i.e. City’s most competitive and productive businesses
Digital City
Digital City review and identify actions for digital infrastructure, skills and connectivity to support future business
Employment Sites
Employment Sites development-ready, large-scale sites located near existing economic centres and strategic transport connections
Metro Living
Metro Living full range of housing across the City and Metro areas to suit different needs and lifestyle choices – particularly those of the productive and innovative workers of the future
Metro University Partnership
Metro University Partnership business-friendly, collaborative research and business engagement supporting the productive and innovative economies
Future Business Leaders
Future Business Leaders identification and direct training, support and mentoring of business leaders and entrepreneurs under 40
Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation Ecosystem through research and production of a 5-year plan (poss conducted at Metro-scale)
Digital Infrastructure
Digital Infrastructure superfast broadband – direct fibre optic connections – public WiFi – digital conferencing – smart city connections – real time data sharing
Business Accommodation
Business Accommodation ladder of accommodation to meet the needs of growing businesses in different sectors and at different life stages – arranged where possible to support knowledge transfer, supply chain relationships and agglomeration of specialist activities
City R&D facilities
City R&D facilities network of R&D & commercialisation facilities for innovative products & services
Regional City Centre
Regional City Centre containing national brands & recognised on a regional scale as a place of choice for retail, leisure and living – particularly focused in urban entrepreneurs and the productive and innovative workers of the future. Somewhere also recognised a s a competitive and complementary parts of a regional network of central business districts
Training Centre Capital Assets
Training Centre Capital Assets range of modern for purpose training facilities equipped with appropriate tools to learn and develop for the future innovative economy
Visitor and Cultural Assets
Visitor and Cultural Assets network of high-quality visitor and cultural assets to support the urban and City Centre living offer + 1 nationally recognised unique facility