Skills Accelerator, trailblazers, pilots and College Business Centres

Skills Accelerator: Local Skills Improvement Plan trailblazers and Strategic Development Fund pilots 

These successful applicants have been appointed College Business Centres as part of the Skills Accelerator:

College Business Centres

Cumbria Chamber of Commerce – Lakes College Cumbria:

• Carlisle College
• Furness College
• Kendall College
• University of Cumbria

East Midlands Chamber of Commerce – Loughborough College:

• Leicester College
• SMB Group
• North Warwickshire & South Leicestershire College
• Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport & Physical Activity
• Leicester and Rutland Sport

West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce – Cheshire College South and West:

• Warrington and Vale Royal College
• Macclesfield College
• Reasheath College
• Priestly College

East Midlands Chamber of Commerce – Derby College Group:

• Warrington and Vale Royal College
• Macclesfield College
• Reasheath College
• Priestly College

Hampshire Chamber of Commerce – Fareham College:

• Isle of Wight College
• Havant and South Downs College
• Eastleigh College
• Brockenhurst College
• Southampton City College
• Highbury College Portsmouth
• Portsmouth College
• Itchen College
• Barton Peveril College
• Lighthouse Learning Trust

Milton Keynes and Northants Chamber of Commerce – Milton Keynes College:

• South Central Institute of Technology
• Open University
• Cranfield University
• Learning 2050
• Milton Keynes Artificial Intelligence (MKAI)

Shropshire Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise Ltd – Telford College:

• Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College
•  Shrewsbury Colleges Group
• SBC

Cornwall Chamber of Commerce – Truro & Penwith College:

• Cornwall College Group

Local Skills Improvement Plan trailblazers

Employer representative body lead	Geographic area	Linked Strategic Development Fund pilot
Business West Chamber of Commerce	West of England	Weston College
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce	Cumbria	Lakes College Cumbria
Doncaster Chamber of Commerce	South Yorkshire	Barnsley College
East Midlands Chamber of Commerce	Leicestershire	Loughborough College
Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce	Kent	Mid-Kent College
North-East England Chamber of Commerce	Tees Valley	The Education Training Collective
North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce	Lancashire	Myerscough College
Sussex Chamber of Commerce	Sussex	Chichester College

Development Fund pilots

Joint Trailblazer and Development Fund pilot areas

Pilot area	Collaboration members	Endorsing Employer Representative Body	College Business Centre
Weston College	Bath College, City of Bristol College, Gloucestershire College, Hartpury College, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, University of West of England and Yeovil College	Business West Chamber of Commerce	No
Lakes College Cumbria	Carlisle College, Furness College, Kendall College and University of Cumbria	Cumbria Chamber of Commerce	Yes
Barnsley College	Sheffield College, RNN Group, DN Colleges Group, University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Linkage College, Thomas Rotherham College and Oakwood High School, Sheffield Hallam University, Landmarks College, Mears Group Aspire/Igen	Doncaster Chamber of Commerce	No
Loughborough College	Leicester College, SMB Group, North Warwickshire & South Leicestershire College, Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport & Physical Activity, Leicester and Rutland Sport	East Midlands Chamber of Commerce	Yes
Mid-Kent College	EKC Group (East Kent Colleges) and North Kent College	Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce	No
The Education Training Collective	Hartlepool College of FE, Middlesbrough College, Darlington College, Teesside University, Learning Curve Group, Tees Valley Collaborative Trust and Queen Elizabeth SFC	North-East England Chamber of Commerce	No
Myerscough College	Blackburn College, Blackpool & the Fylde College, Blackpool SFC, Burnley College, Cardinal Newman College, Lancaster & Morecombe College, Nelson & Colne College Group, Preston’s College, Runshaw College and West Lancashire College	North and West Lancashire Chamber of Commerce	No
Chichester College Group	Bexhill College, BHASVIC, College of Richard Collyer, East Sussex College Group, Greater Brighton Met College, Plumpton College and Varndean College	Sussex Chamber of Commerce	No

Development Fund only pilot areas

Pilot area	Collaboration members	Endorsing Employer Representative Body	College Business Centre
Cheshire College South and West	Warrington and Vale Royal College, Macclesfield College, Reasheath College and Priestly College	West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce	Yes
Derby College Group	Nottingham College, Burton and South Derbyshire College, The University of Derby and Nottingham Trent University	East Midlands Chamber of Commerce	Yes
Fareham College	Isle of Wight College, Havant and South Downs College, Eastleigh College, Brockenhurst College, Southampton City College, Highbury College Portsmouth, Portsmouth College, Itchen College, Barton Peveril College and Lighthouse Learning Trust	Hampshire Chamber of Commerce	Yes
Halesowen College	Dudley College of Technology, Walsall College, Sandwell College, City of Wolverhampton College	Black Country Chamber of Commerce	No
Milton Keynes College	South Central Institute of Technology, Open University, Cranfield University, Learning 2050 and Milton Keynes Artificial Intelligence (MKAI)	Milton Keynes and Northants Chamber of Commerce	Yes
TEC Partnership	East Riding College, University of Hull, Bishops Burton College, DN Colleges Group, Selby College, Wilberforce Sixth Form College, Grimsby Institute of F&HE, Hull College, Modal Training Ltd and Scarborough TEC, Franklin College and John Leggott College	Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce	No
Telford College	Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College, Shrewsbury Colleges Group and SBC	Shropshire Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise Ltd	Yes
Truro & Penwith College	Cornwall College Group	Cornwall Chamber of Commerce	Yes
Warwickshire Colleges Group	Coventry College, North Warwickshire & South Leicestershire College, Solihull College and University Centre	Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce	No
West Nottinghamshire College	Chesterfield College, RNN College Group, Lincoln College Group, Futures, Inspire	East Midlands Chamber of Commerce	No

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Applicants were invited to submit bids between 20 April 2021 and 25 May 2021. The Skills Accelerator guidance contained more information about the application process.