Apprentices

People and skills

We are working with our members to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the areas they serve and to support them in attracting, retaining and developing the skills and expertise they need to respond effectively to the complex challenges they face in changing times.

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Press release

Urban Transport Group appoints new Assistant Director

The Urban Transport Group, which represents the strategic transport authorities for the seven largest city regions in England, has appointed a new Assistant Director to deliver policy and research initiatives for its members.
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Briefing

National Initiatives on Skills and Diversity for the Transport Sector

This resource brings together national initiatives on skills and diversity with relevance to the transport sector. This is the only such resource for the transport sector. It can help organisations looking to diversify their workforce, help to raise the profile of careers in transport to the next generation and support inclusion and wellbeing in the current transport workforce.

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Briefing

Transport authorities and universities – how can we work more closely together?

Fostering greater collaboration between transport authorities and academic institutions could deliver benefits for both parties. This briefing note outlines some of the ways in which transport authorities and universities are already collaborating. It is hoped that by presenting different models for collaboration, and the successes that these have delivered, further partnerships can be fostered.

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