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marky · November 02, 2015, 02: AM

heard the one about responsibility for skills being passed over to the new Teesside City?

LEARNING & SKILLS MANAGER
Hartlepool Borough Council - Hartlepool
£45,092 - £49,282 a year

REGENERATION & NEIGHBOURHOODS DEPARTMENTREGENERATION DIVISION

LEARNING & SKILLS MANAGER
REF: SR-101287
Band 15 £45,092 - £49,282 pa
Permanent
37hpw

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Hartlepool has a vision for the future founded on an aspiration for growth. The Borough has a proud industrial heritage and its economy is evolving and growing around key sectors, including advanced manufacturing, fine chemicals, renewable energy and tourism.

Key to the delivery of this vision is the need to ensure the existing workforce and the workforce of the future posses the skills necessary to support the needs of these growth sectors benefitting residents directly and allowing them to play a full and active part in the life of the community.

the_exile · November 02, 2015, 09: AM

seeing as how only the Acker-Bilks and Cranney can see this vision, then it must be a short list of three for the job.

Cranney's preference for C.I.C.'s probably rules him out of the running at an early stage leaving just the two visionairies capable of completing this important task. Mind you the income multiples wont tally with a £400K mortgage, but hey ho! that never bothered their hero/groomer the dark lord did it?

The Great Dictator · November 02, 2015, 11: AM

£900 a week seems a lot to me, if it was in the private sector it would be a lot less than that.

the_exile · November 02, 2015, 12: PM

What price can be put on a visionairy though but ;-)

To have that gift is surely worth gazillions, so for both partners in a relationship to have the same vision must be worth easily double gazillions, the pair of them are definately worth their weight in gold (which is a combined lot even though the more rotund one has been absent from press photo's of late).

There are many jobs in the public sector that quite frankly would not exist in a private enterprise!!!!! and there are many jobs in the public sector that quite frankly get paid brewsters millions in comparison to an equal (and probably more pressured) equivalent in the private sector.

broad sweeping generalisms I know, however look at the Borough Solicitor in Hartlepool how long would he last in a private enterprise....................... I rest my case

craig finton · November 02, 2015, 01: PM

Isn't this Damien Wilson's department?

I think I have this sussed. I think it's all part of a cunning plan.

Similar positions are created in the other Teesside Authorities and then you go on to create a new coordinating role within the new Combined Authority all headed up by a new Director. That's 7 jobs created in one operation. They then repeat the operation in other areas until finally reaching the stage when they can spin out a press release claiming that the new combined authority has been directly responsible for creating x number of new jobs.

Job done!

crisstw · November 02, 2015, 03: PM

Quote from: craig finton on November 02, 2015, 01: PM
Similar positions are created in the other Teesside Authorities and then you go on to create a new coordinating role within the new Combined Authority all headed up by a new Director. That's 7 jobs created in one operation. They then repeat the operation in other areas until finally reaching the stage when they can spin out a press release claiming that the new combined authority has been directly responsible for creating x number of new jobs.

Job done!

sounds about right lol ......

steveL · November 02, 2015, 03: PM

....and the end result is that a great big chunk of any new money coming from Central Government is consumed in a navel-gazing frenzy of reports full of 'visions'. 'offers', 'quanta', 'cohorts' and 'ball-park figures', all highlighting what the other branches of the monster are doing - which for the most part is ..... engaging in their own navel-gazing frenzy of reports full of 'visions'. 'offers', 'quanta', 'cohorts' and 'ball-park figures', all highlighting what the other branches of the monster are doing. . . . I think you get the drift

oh and one more thing - I don't know if you've all noticed, but the days of claiming a ridiculous numbers of jobs have been created seem to have been quietly changed to talking about the numbers of jobs secured i.e. the goal post has been changed from trying to bring in new jobs to the area to stopping us losing the ones we have, subtle but effective ........... though with SSI and Clydesdale in mind . . . how's that going for you, TVU?

mk1 · November 02, 2015, 05: PM

QuoteI don't know if you've all noticed but the days of claiming a ridiculous numbers of jobs have been created seem to have been quietly changed to talking about the numbers of jobs secured

Jobs 'safeguarded'. You must get up to speed on the jargon of the movers and shakers!

testing times · November 04, 2015, 10: AM

Is this not Maggie Heaps job at Adult Education? What caught my eye was the over-the-top salary.

crisstw · November 04, 2015, 10: AM

Quote from: testing times on November 04, 2015, 10: AM
Is this not Maggie Heaps job at Adult Education? What caught my eye was the over-the-top salary.

The usual quote of offering a competitive salary in order to attract the best person will be trotted out.

It's a redundant role, not required. Our councillors are doing a brilliant job of regenerating Hartlepool with their vision, founded on an aspiration for growth in unemployment. Soon that will be passed to Tees Valley City to further enhance the unemployment in Hartlepool by transferring more services to Middlesbrough ...

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